DWX wrote:
John Doe wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:37 pm
I want to start by saying DWX I'm not picking on you by saying this but....a lot of places in California are MORE expensive than Maui. Definitely sections of San Francisco, down in sections of the Cal Central Coast (where I live) and others. In parts of Cal, gas is significantly more expensive than Maui & property taxes are 3-4-5 times that of Maui. Hawaii property tax is somewhere around .25-.35 % AND you get a $200k deduction for full time residency. Cal we're basically at 1.2% with no deductions. Meaning I pay about $500 a month for a $500K property. I know someone on Maui with a $1.5M property that pays way less than what I pay. That's a big difference.
Yes food & other living expenses are high in HI but there a lot of things that are more expensive in CA.
Dude, when did I scratch your balls? And where did I say more expensive than California? Or Manhattan? It’s insanely expensive to the average Joe in Europe — and we got a lot of kiters here who’d love ve to go and buy Naish products directly from the legend, but they can’t, economically starved! On the other hand, Hawaii is probably cheap to the average Chinese or Pakistani businessman who owns a lot of property in Northern Cali & has virtually swamped parts of the South. I was talking about the global scale, I made that pretty clear! California is in a similar situation to Hawaii and even less friendly to its locals, I know that better than you!
Relax dude we on the same team
'when did I scratch your balls' = 'Bust your balls??
'...and we got a lot of kiters here who’d love ve to go and buy Naish products directly from the legend, but they can’t, economically starved!' - and so where do they buy the Naish products? Are you suggesting that kiters fly to Maui just to buy Naish kites? or are you saying they buy them from local dealers or online, or buying other company products which are cheaper. Or they gave up kiting as it is unaffordable? Or are you saying that they don't have money (poor) but want to pursue a luxury lifestyle such as kiting and buy new products rather than 2-3 years old used for cheaper.
'On the other hand, Hawaii is probably cheap to the average Chinese or Pakistani businessman who owns a lot of property in Northern Cali & has virtually swamped parts of the South' - average Chinese or Pakistani businessman who owns a lot of property in Northern California, are not average. They would be in the small percentage. And, I haven't seen Pakistani's or Chinese first generation kiting. And where is this 'South' - south California or South of USA or South America? And I haven't seen easily identifiable Pakistanis' in Maui -
'California is in a similar situation to Hawaii and even less friendly to its locals, I know that better than you!' - seems you travel and have a lot of experience with various locales and cultures, and yet complain about businesses that thrive/grow, have higher priced products that make it less accessible to the masses (as companies need to recoup the profits during the brief period prior to competition or for the expenses for R&D), and complain about companies that offer lesser prices (Amazon) as they create more competitive prices
apropos - busting your balls!
