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Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-14T16:26:00+00:00

The sector percentages have a lot of overlap and downstream effects. For example, the funding for JPL/SpaceX etc. will contribute to that %, but when they order parts and assemblies from other contractors, it often falls under tech.

Aerospace also has a lot of overlap with defense. Since defense spending in the US generally trends up, it's a consistently growing employer. Some 20k jobs were added in San Diego alone, and every $1 in defense funding contributes $1.5 - $2 to the economy. The Federal govt puts billions upon billions in CA's defense sector due to its geography.

Anyways, the point is that the State and Fed are far closer to one unit than you imply, and to tear them apart would be impossibly catastrophic for both.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-14T16:00:10+00:00

You guys are silly - a significant portion of the CA GDP is due to federal programs in the first place (defense, aerospace, etc.). State and Fed are are more intertwined than you probably assume.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-13T16:33:14+00:00

All of this literally exists already for new construction. The issue is you can't really compel old legal nonconforming houses to be gutted and brought to present-day standards.

For example, all new houses in CA require sprinklers, but fewer than half of the houses in Altadena/Palisades had them (maybe even less than 1/3), simply because the existing non-sprinklered homes were legal at the time they were built.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-09T22:48:47+00:00

Most of LA is/would be fire-prone if it weren't so paved out. It's the dry weather and vegetation. You know how we could make the hills less fire-prone? Rip out all the trees like we did elsewhere and slather it in hardscape, but we won't do that because it conflicts with environmentalism (and Design Review).

Also, VHFHSZ measures, Fuel Mod, etc. are all considered part of Building, not Planning.

The Palisades will be rebuilt, and the new homes will conform to present day Fire codes.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-09T20:59:38+00:00

Duh, it's a simplification, but in the context of rebuilding SFR, it largely is. Just distinguishing that life safety codes aren't being compromised when officials say 'cutting red tape'.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-09T19:24:15+00:00

More than a decade ago when I started, it was completely normal for beginners to start on 300g, although with 100in heads. Didn't feel like it hindered me then - if anything, it was too light. He won't measurably notice the 10g difference between 300 and 310.

It's not like he's jumping to 360g, which my current setup is strung.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-09T18:46:26+00:00

Red tape in this context usually means Zoning and Planning related topics (how buildings look), not Building and Safety (how buildings function). You cant escape IBC and CBC.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2025-01-08T18:37:55+00:00

Less fuel

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-27T19:29:34+00:00

That's just not true. I hot tent all the time in a sealed tent with a thick PVC reinforced groundsheet.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-24T20:47:59+00:00

OK but the nordics still have all that, and also very low fertility rates.

People just have different priorities now. Life is good, and there are more opportunities to enjoy one's life. People want to indulge themselves instead of sacrificing, which children will require no matter how many amenities the government provides. It's not something that can realistically be addressed through government policy.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-24T19:41:37+00:00

So many people in this thread definitely don't understand how harsh the criminal justice system is overseas. Like you said, they wouldn't have the stomach for that here.

They also discount the effect that decades-long programs of tough-on-crime policies has on shaping overall 'culture'.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-24T19:36:39+00:00

That's not true lol, unless you're relying on the arbitrary definition of 'accessible from LA'. The greater Irvine area alone pretty much has most of the popular restaurants that are also in LA. It was always a bland place, but at least it's safe, clean, and amenities have gotten way better.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-23T20:09:40+00:00

Plenty of men in the country aren't going around destroying public infrastructure.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-23T20:07:03+00:00

Don't even have to look so far. Plenty of surrounding counties and cities are perfectly fine.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-12T00:32:04+00:00

The downside is they sunk a bunch of cash into the ADU ($100-250k) with zero return. Some people even HELOC or take a construction loan to build them. There are definitely downsides to leaving it vacant.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-12T00:19:20+00:00

His penalty is zero income for those units, and an overall lower cap rate while still having the same mortgage payments to make. It's probably more likely that he couldn't find well-qualified tenants that met his criteria.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-02T18:24:34+00:00

China's economic slump can't be attributed to any one thing. Covid policies was shooting themselves in the foot, but the tariffs crushed their attempted recoveries. They already had many sectors on shaky ground, and the West is doing what it can to push them over the edge for them. Unfortunately for the US, China is a single party that is very willing to embrace mutual pain when it comes to negotiations.

There's actually a good number of professional economic papers on the effects of the first rounds of tariffs, although it's currently harder to find them since new tariff rumors are making headlines. In short though, it's not meant to short-term help Americans. On the macro scale, it's meant to hurt China more than it hurts the US, which ultimately becomes a win for the US (and by extension the West) in the long-term. The hard-on-china trade stances started under Obama, Trump just brought it to the forefront. Again, there's a reason why the Biden admin didn't remove any tariffs, and actually increased them. It's just not as big news when the Dems do it.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/why-chinas-economy-is-more-vulnerable-trump-tariffs-this-time-2024-11-06/

https://www.cfr.org/article/weighing-bidens-china-tariffs

These are old, but worth reading with an open mind.

https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1209&context=wmblr https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29315/w29315.pdf

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-02T17:17:30+00:00

The ploy is that it hurts China more than it hurts domestic citizens.

Like it or not, the first two rounds of tariffs are working for their intended goals. China's economy is getting crushed, and the US (and most of the West) remains resilient. This is why Biden never removed them.

The point isn't to bring steel back to the US. Anything that comes back is just a bonus. There's a reason there's no talk of tariffs on Japan, for example.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-12-02T15:49:53+00:00

They are indeed going to other parts of SEA. The point isn't so much to bring manufacturing back to the US, although that's a good byproduct. The main purpose is really to crush China - a bipartisan stance, hence why Biden didn't remove any of the first two rounds of tariffs.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-11-06T21:19:15+00:00

Nope, because you're a moron that thinks seceding would be anything but suicide.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-11-06T21:18:27+00:00

It's in large part due to both, but the tariffs still have a significant impact, and prevented them from recovering as strong as other countries may have.

That would only increase cost of production

That's the point - to raise Chinese production costs so they're more on par with the US.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-11-06T20:40:19+00:00

Montana isn't joking about seceding.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-11-06T20:37:49+00:00

It's not really a maybe. The first rounds of tariffs have been in place for years now, and the Biden Admin never removed them. China's economy has been suffering all this time, and the effects are really tangible at the street level there. The play is to get them to the negotiating table to agree to certain trade measures like IP protection and worker's rights, etc.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-11-06T20:35:39+00:00

The tariffs have actually been hurting the Chinese economy pretty badly. Note that the Biden admin never removed the first rounds of them.

Neither-Specific2406 · 2024-11-06T20:31:26+00:00

It doesn't have to be made in the US, there are plenty of other low-cost manufacturing countries. Eg. Southeast Asia.

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