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Monday, November 19, 2012

Democrats drive out 16,000 more jobs


Liberal tax increasing Socialists of a
feather flock together.

The Insanity of Liberalism

---- The Leftist Democrat Hollywood Elite backs higher taxes.

----  But film shoots and 16,000 Hollywood jobs have been relocated out of California to avoid paying the higher taxes that the Hollywood Elite claims they favor.



Liberalism is indeed a mental disorder.

Wealthy Hollywood Socialists (what????), yes Socialists who are wealthy like Steven Spielberg and Barbra Streisand backed the California Democrat Party in raising taxes on the "evil rich" people in order to fund the unionized welfare state.

But when it comes to writing that check to the state treasury the liberals suddenly turn Conservative.  Leftist Democrat Hollywood producers have relocated film shoots and thousands of jobs out of high-tax California.

The film and television industry in Los Angeles County has lost more than 16,000 jobs since 2004, mostly due to work migrating out of state, a new report revealed.

Last year, the film and television business generated 102,100 jobs in the county, down 14% from its peak of 118,200 jobs in 2004, according to a study released Friday by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.

During the same period, L.A.'s share of overall jobs in the motion picture and video category fell to 51% from 60%.


Where did the jobs go? The LAEDC says much of it went to other states offering film incentives and tax breaks to the industry.

"California is at a competitive disadvantage because other states have made a concerted effort to create an attractive environment for film and television production," the study showed.

The report lauded that California Legislature's recent decision to extend the state's film tax credit two more years, calling it a "significant development for the film and television industry, which should continue to pay big dividends for the industry."


People are leaving California




Notwithstanding the job losses, the study found that the overall entertainment industry remains one of the largest sectors in the local economy, employing 247,000 people in 2011, including independent contractors and those who work in the music and post-production industries.

The average annual wage in the entertainment industry was $117,000 in 2011, more than twice the average of $53,000 for all private-sector industries. The industry generates $120 billion annually in output and $6 billion in state and local taxes, according to the LAEDC.

(bizjournals.com)

Fleeing California Taxes
No Hollywood for the game show "Family Feud".   The show films in tax friendly Georgia creating local jobs and paying taxes into the Georgia state treasury. 

Fleeing California Taxes
No Hollywood for the USA Network show "Covert Affairs". The drama films in tax friendly Canada creating local jobs and paying taxes into the Canadian treasury.

Fleeing California Taxes
No Hollywood for the AMC show "The Walking Dead".   The drama films in tax friendly Georgia creating local jobs and paying taxes into the Georgia state treasury.

Bullshit Alert!
Insane Hollywood Liberal-Socialists support higher taxes on the "evil rich" in California, but increasingly move their own businesses out of the state to avoid paying those taxes.

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