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By choosing Miami Heat, LeBron James saves millions in state income taxes

When he announced his intent to sign a contract with the Miami Heat, Le­Bron James stressed winning championships, not cutting his taxes.

Even so, Florida economic boosters pounced on James’ decision as an opportunity to tout the state’s lack of an income tax.

"Make no mistake, Le­Bron James is as large as any corporation moving to our area," said Kelly Smallridge, president of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County.

Smallridge noted that James will save millions over the life of the five-year contract he’s expected to sign.

James entertained pitches from teams in six states. Five of those states – Illinois, Ohio, New York, New Jersey and California – impose income taxes. The highest rates on individuals in 2010 range from 3 percent in Illinois to 10.55 percent in California, according to the Tax Foundation.

If James signs a deal totaling $96 million over five years, his state income taxes would range from nothing with the Heat to nearly $2.9 million with the Chicago Bulls, roughly $8.6 million with the New York Knicks or New Jersey Nets and $10 million with the Los Angeles Clippers.

And those bills could increase if tax-strapped states raise their income tax rates. But an income tax in Florida is a near impossibility in the next five years.

Don’t forget city income taxes. Cleveland has a 2 percent income tax on top of Ohio’s income tax, while New York City’s income tax tops out at 3.65 percent.

"We think that’s why so many millionaires move to Florida," said Edie Ousley, spokeswoman for the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/by-choosing-miami-heat-lebron-james-saves-millions-794079.html
GOD I LOVE FLORIDA!

Actually, this "hate the rich’ attitude is just too frequent. If someone finds a way to make money, what right have you to rob them ? Just because they have more than you ? That’s UnAmerican.
The real issue is that those that move to lower income tax states are doing so mainly obviously to avoid paying more of thier money out. But only those still making money do it. If your going to ‘hate the rich’ effectively, or get people to supposedly ‘pay thier fair share’, there are many of the rich whom don’t make all that much money through conventional means.
Take a look at the Aspen institute and the mean spirit toward Obama and the idea of taxing those with money but not making money and are rich.
Obama’s time is coming, choose which side of the fence you are on wisely.
Old people will have to pay more of thier dividends to the government as taxes increase form 15% to 40%
The responsible people earning a living will have to spend more on Obama care even though we were promised it wouldn’t increase our premiums. Not to mention this whole move the government has been making to eventually make insurance agencies insolvent and force them out of business.

By choosing Miami Heat, LeBron James saves millions in state income taxes

When he announced his intent to sign a contract with the Miami Heat, Le­Bron James stressed winning championships, not cutting his taxes.

Even so, Florida economic boosters pounced on James’ decision as an opportunity to tout the state’s lack of an income tax.

"Make no mistake, Le­Bron James is as large as any corporation moving to our area," said Kelly Smallridge, president of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County.

Smallridge noted that James will save millions over the life of the five-year contract he’s expected to sign.

James entertained pitches from teams in six states. Five of those states – Illinois, Ohio, New York, New Jersey and California – impose income taxes. The highest rates on individuals in 2010 range from 3 percent in Illinois to 10.55 percent in California, according to the Tax Foundation.

If James signs a deal totaling $96 million over five years, his state income taxes would range from nothing with the Heat to nearly $2.9 million with the Chicago Bulls, roughly $8.6 million with the New York Knicks or New Jersey Nets and $10 million with the Los Angeles Clippers.

And those bills could increase if tax-strapped states raise their income tax rates. But an income tax in Florida is a near impossibility in the next five years.

Don’t forget city income taxes. Cleveland has a 2 percent income tax on top of Ohio’s income tax, while New York City’s income tax tops out at 3.65 percent.

"We think that’s why so many millionaires move to Florida," said Edie Ousley, spokeswoman for the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/by-choosing-miami-heat-lebron-james-saves-millions-794079.html
God bless Florida!
D.R., East-Coast Elite – I’m here in Miami, Fl my thermosat for my air condtioning says 68 deg. I feel cool and comfy, how do you feel?
Lebron – was seen hanging out here yesterday!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKcTQb9ifhM&feature=player_embedded

Not only will they NOT move there… But they will FLEE those states in MASS.

WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration has asked the Supreme Court to prohibit Arizona from enforcing a two-year-old measure—signed into law by former Governor Janet Napolitano—punishing businesses that hire illegal immigrants, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the public-interest group Judicial Watch.

Ironically, President Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ardently supported the law when as Governor of Arizona she signed it in 2007 though she now refuses to comment on her boss’s campaign to eliminate it. Considered the nation’s toughest measure against businesses that hire illegal aliens, the Legal Arizona Workers Act requires employers to verify that employees are authorized to work in the U.S. Those caught hiring illegal workers are severely punished and can have their licenses revoked.

Legally challenged by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, the law has been repeatedly upheld by lower courts. Last week the Obama Administration urged the Supreme Court to toss out those rulings by preventing Arizona from enforcing the measure because federal immigration law expressly preempts other laws imposing sanctions on employers hiring illegal aliens, according to the JW report.

The Arizona law disrupts "a careful balance that Congress struck nearly 25 years ago between two interests of the highest importance: ensuring that employers do not undermine enforcement of immigration laws by hiring unauthorized workers, while also ensuring that employers not discriminate against racial and ethnic minorities legally in the country," according to a brief filed by the Obama administration.

The reality is however, that virtually no employers have been punished even though Arizona is estimated to have hundreds of thousands of illegal workers. A chunk of the money (about $5 million) allocated by the legislature for enforcement remains unspent in municipalities throughout the state and many county prosecutors complain that the law is virtually impossible to enforce because it doesn’t give local authorities charged with pursuing violators civil subpoena power to examine personnel records that could prove illegal aliens were knowingly hired.

Regardless, the law has achieved part of its goal because scores of illegal immigrants have fled to other states in the last few years or back to their Latin American homelands, according to the Judicial Watch report, many have relocated in the Lone Star State. Parents have pulled their kids out of public schools, construction workers have abandoned their jobs and families have hastily moved out of apartments.

The Obama Administration is also preparing to fight another Arizona law—scheduled to take effect July 29—that makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. without proper documentation. The measure (SB1070) also bans “sanctuary city” policies and requires local police to check the immigration status of all residents that have any encounters with law enforcement. Although the state measure was adopted from the federal statute, Obama claims it’s unconstitutional and racist.
http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/95904809.html

This fool will not be happy until he has removed all the laws of the land.. is he trying to reduce us to the African Jungle…Wonder how he will feel when one of his girls gets kidnapped , raped and maybe murdered by some illegal… I just don’t understand what he thinks he is doing?

With SB 1070 a polarizing topic both in Arizona and across America, U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva says divisions cut across all lines, with a deep racial divide.

"I’m hearing that there has been economic loss to this state … because of that environment. Those are all not good things."

Grijalva, who himself previously called for a boycott on the state of Arizona in the form of sanctions on conference and conventions, said he is not to blame.

"I’m not in control of artists not coming here, I’m not in control of business. I’m not responsible, the responsibility is this is a bad law."

Grijalva, who was in Yuma Tuesday to discuss health care and immigration issues with community members, said he would like the resort industry and the chambers of commerce throughout the state to come out and oppose the law, which takes affect July 29.

"If those industries that care about the economic future of the state (spoke up), it would go a long ways to helping the people in the nation understand a different perspective of this state. But while they remain silent, then by silence they support (the law).

"I’m hoping that this gets overturned in court and we can move on. I’m hoping that we can compare and come up with a piece of legislation that deals with enforcement."

Ken Rosevear, executive director of the Yuma Chamber of Commerce, said its board will not comment one way or another on SB 1070. "It’s the law. We conform to the law, and until that law is changed, that’s our position."

Rosevear said to his knowledge there have not been any cancellations of conferences or groups to Yuma County because of the passage of SB 1070.

Grijalva said new legislation needs to include regulating people when they are here, making them pay a fine, adjusting their status and making them pay taxes.

"That’s how you identify who is here to help us and who is here to hurt us. You can build fences all you want, but you’re not going to deal with the problem."
http://www.yumasun.com/news/grijalva-61443-law-state.html

Stupid idiotic lib Grijalva lacking even the most basic comprehension of "responsibility", let alone "personal responsibility"

People are responsible for their decisions, thoughts, actions, words, and deeds.

Laws aren’t responsible for anything.

There are good laws and bad laws and people choose to obey them or they don’t and people in government choose to enforce laws or don’t.

We are a nation of laws. We can’t expect to choose to violate laws and expect law enforcement to ignore those violations. Then we have anarchy, like Mexico.

im doing a report on spokane county and need information. my teacher suggested that we contact the chamber of commerce. but i cant find the chamber for spokane or spokane county. does anyone know of any websites or how to get ahold of the the chamber of commerce? thank you so very very much!!

hi, i found a few website maybe they could help
http://www.uschamber.com/about/contact/default
http://www.dcchamber.org/index.php?submenu=ContactUs&src=gendocs&ref=ContactUs&category=Main

Here’s exactly what has transpired:

Car was brought in to this shop on 6/5/09 for repair. They fixed the first repair and their mechanic said to me "sounds like the bearing in your water pump is going bad, but you should be okay to drive it" without looking further into the problem. On 6/11/09 the engine overheated causing the entire engine to lock up. I had the vehicle towed to the same facility to find out that it blew multiple items (water pump, head gasket, valves, seals etc.) but could be repaired. The person I spoke with said he would suggest replacing the entire engine because it could possibly tear up the bottom side of the engine by just replacing the top parts. I agreed and authorized the purchase. I was advised that with the "new" engine I would receive a 6 month warrantee. The first engine they received, I was informed, that it was not a good engine so they would have to send it back. The second engine I received they managed to get working, but I had to return it multiple times for additional repairs. The last time I returned it 6/23/09 they informed me they were going to have to replace the engine again because of how much work they had to put into the current one and they no longer felt like it was worth trying to continue to repair. The person I spoke with on that day (the actual business owner) said if it wasn’t finished by COB on 6/25 he would pay to rent a car for me. They couldn’t do this because "the driver had to be the person on the credit card." (I never asked for it – they offered it.) I was informed the engine would be in their facility by 10 am and when I called them at 3 pm it still had not arrived. I have paid the company IN FULL for the repairs – but have not received a drivable vehicle.

Not only all of this I have had to re-schedule a doctors appointment 4 times because I don’t have a ride, I’ve missed work at two of my jobs and I’ve had to inconveniance so many people to get rides at least back and forth to work.

How would you handle it?

Write a complaint to the BBB.Don’t know where you live but in my area the local news station helps consumers who get a dirty deal. You could call your local station and ask because companies hate bad publicity. If all else fails, sue the pants off of them.

would i contact my counties building or chamber of commerce something like that? it will be inside a community houses so it’s not like a main street it’s a actually a colder sack (is that how you spell it?)
also does anybody want to dj for a sweet 16? in riverside ca?
i need a dj and i haven’t got any one special dj’ing yet so if you know someone hit me up

When I was a kid my neighborhood use to have monthly block parties in the summer. It too was in a cul-de-sac. We never got any special permission from the town, just the neighbors. Set a time line (6-10 for example), ask the neighbors to snacks (cookies, beverages, etc. . .).Some would have their grills going with hamburgs and hot dogs too. Word of warning; don’t let it become a drinking party. No lie, the adults use to sit on their porches and watch the kids dance while they drank their beers until one day a fight broke out with two men and one cut the ear off the other with a broken beer bottle. Come to think about it, I think that was our last party. My dad provided the equipment to d.j. and everyone would bring their favorite music, names put on the records (boy does that date me) so they could collect them after the party. If you don’t have the equipment it can be rented at a party supply place. It was a great time.

A trip to Cambria is refreshment for the soul and what better place to do that than a storybook cottage just footsteps from the pounding surf and amazing energy of the Pacific Ocean?

If you’re the type who loves to take long walks on the beach, then Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California, is your kind of place. Cambria is a place where you can spend hours each day walking – on the beach, on the boardwalk and through a quaint, historic artist’s colony chock-full of art galleries as well as unique shops and good restaurants.

Cambria is ideally located near several San Luis Obispo County attractions. The wineries are just a few miles east, Hearst Castle just a few miles north. Some of California’s best beaches are a short drive to the south. And San Luis Obispo is just a few miles south and inland.

On our most recent trip to Cambria we discovered a charming group of cottages on Moonstone Beach that seem especially well suited to honeymoons or romantic getaways. There are just three “Moonstone Cottages” built on a small lot directly across the road from some of the best areas to explore on Moonstone Beach (so named because of the semi-precious agate and jasper stones that can be found in the sand). The cottages are not part of a big resort so you won’t be sharing your getaway with other travelers. Aside from seeing their vehicles parked in front of their cottages, we never even saw our neighbors the entire time we were there.

Each of the cottages is perfectly decorated with a lot of attention to detail. They’re not huge, but quite adequate for a couple and have plenty of room to move around. We stayed in the Seascape, the cottage closest to the ocean with the best view, which included a fireplace and mini-kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, sink and counter space. Across from the queen bed with its wrought-iron frame was a gas fireplace and, as is common with small cottages like this, an armoire eliminated the need for a closet. A small white table for two was perfect for enjoying the breakfast that arrived in a basket on our doorstep. A flat-screen TV and DVD player were on a small marble-topped desk, and marble showed up again in the bathroom vanity and shower enclosure. The shiny dark cherry-wood floor, along with the updated furnishings, created an overall mood of simple elegance.

Outside, a well-maintained English garden added to the storybook feel and a small patio, chairs and table were available for simply sitting and watching the ocean surf and the visitors walking the nearby beach trails. A mature cypress tree framed the cottage, completing the illusion this little lodging is straight out of Hansel and Gretel.

Along this special part of the California Coast, the walks are the thing. It’s said you can walk entirely around the town of Cambria, including lengthy sections of a first-class boardwalk skirting the shoreline and complete this circumnavigation in about four hours. We settled for good long beach walks where we found plenty to explore including tidepools, small caves, interesting rock formations, abundant driftwood and, of course, the constant backdrop of the ocean waves crashing on shore with incredible fury.

We also walked the town itself, enjoying the many galleries and historic buildings such the Squibb House, originally built in 1877. Shops downtown are often located in historical buildings, or have motifs designed to highlight the historical nature of the village. Some shops are quite stylish and are located in relatively new shopping centers with historic designs.

We took a short drive and noticed the scenery in this part of San Luis Obispo County is what really makes it appealing – the closer you are to the coast, the more Monterey pines appear. The combination of rolling hills, quiet winding roads and towering pines makes this getaway a feast for the senses.

Hearst Castle

Maybe the biggest attraction for Cambria visitors is the Hearst Castle, just a half-hour drive up the coastline. Film stars like Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and Charlie Chaplain once boarded the train in Los Angeles to travel through the night up the California coast to reach the palatial hilltop estate of William Randolf Hearst.

Back in the 1920’s and 30’s, getting to Hearst Castle took a little bit of time. After traveling most of Friday night by train, Hearst’s celebrity guests were met at the San Luis Obispo station and driven by motorcar on primitive roads another couple of hours north to the castle’s location near San Simeon. These Hollywood guests – usually two or three dozen — would then begin a non-stop party that would culminate in another long journey home in order to be on their movie sets Monday morning.

Today, tourists arrive at the Hearst Castle by bus – yes, even if you drive your car, you won’t get to the castle unless you’re riding in one of the Park Service’s motor coaches that shuttle visitors up and down the winding, narrow five-mile road to the castle. With well over a million annual visitors, the castle now has a fleet of buses and a bus station to rival that of a good-size city.

Several tours are offered, so you’ll need to visit more than once if you’re intent on seeing the entire estate. But we found the two-hour introductory tour to be quite thorough, allowing access to many of the more spectacular parts of the castle. The tour guides here are obviously selected for their storytelling skills and ours, in particular, offered numerous anecdotes about Hearst and his many guests, and about the great time and expense that went into creating one of our country’s grandest homes.

Visitors to the castle marvel at the indoor and outdoor pools – the Neptune pool took 12 years to build — as well as the architecture, gardens and fountains. The introductory tour gives a good view of the main house and its interior including sitting rooms and dining areas that are larger than those found in many hotels. Art and antiquities are everywhere, and the sweeping view of the ocean and surrounding countryside is just as spectacular as anything you find on the grounds.

Other beach areas

Heading back down toward Cambria and then south, you’ll find more than 80 miles of beaches are ready for exploration, each just a little different than the one preceding it. When you drive along the coast on Highway 1, it’s like a slide show of gorgeous beach scenes.

Driving the coastline, one cannot help but notice the exceedingly wide Morro Strand State Beach with Morro Rock in the background. Kayaking along this bay is popular and the beach is so broad that there’s plenty of privacy when you get ready to park your beach towels or chairs.

Pismo Beach is one of the most popular in the area and offers a pier that visitors can fish from. Nearby is a small but busy shopping district with restaurants, shops and other attractions. And down the beach a ways is the only drivable beach area in California, perfect for renting an all-terrain vehicle. Also nearby is the Oceano Dunes Park, set aside for off-highway vehicles as well as camping and other beach activities.

AT A GLANCE

WHERE: Cambria is midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco along the Central California Coast.

WHAT: Cambria is a unique vacation destination because it offers the beauty of the beach, but enough nearby attractions such as Hearst Castle and the Paso Robles Wineries to offer much more than the usual beach activities.

WHEN: Year-round.

WHY: The area is easily accessible from L.A. or San Francisco and offers some of California’s best coastal scenery.

HOW: For more information on Cambria, contact the Cambria Chamber of Commerce at 805-927-3624 or go to www.cambriachamber.org. For more information on Moonstone Cottages, call 805-927-1366 or go to www.moonstonecottages.com. For more information on Hearst Castle, phone 800-444-4445 or visit www.hearstcastle.com.

Cary Ordway
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/charming-cottage-perfect-for-visiting-hearst-castle-594166.html

A trip to Cambria is refreshment for the soul and what better place to do that than a storybook cottage just footsteps from the pounding surf and amazing energy of the Pacific Ocean?

If you’re the type who loves to take long walks on the beach, then Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California, is your kind of place. Cambria is a place where you can spend hours each day walking – on the beach, on the boardwalk and through a quaint, historic artist’s colony chock-full of art galleries as well as unique shops and good restaurants.

Cambria is ideally located near several San Luis Obispo County attractions. The wineries are just a few miles east, Hearst Castle just a few miles north. Some of California’s best beaches are a short drive to the south. And San Luis Obispo is just a few miles south and inland.

On our most recent trip to Cambria we discovered a charming group of cottages on Moonstone Beach that seem especially well suited to honeymoons or romantic getaways. There are just three “Moonstone Cottages” built on a small lot directly across the road from some of the best areas to explore on Moonstone Beach (so named because of the semi-precious agate and jasper stones that can be found in the sand). The cottages are not part of a big resort so you won’t be sharing your getaway with other travelers. Aside from seeing their vehicles parked in front of their cottages, we never even saw our neighbors the entire time we were there.

Each of the cottages is perfectly decorated with a lot of attention to detail. They’re not huge, but quite adequate for a couple and have plenty of room to move around. We stayed in the Seascape, the cottage closest to the ocean with the best view, which included a fireplace and mini-kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, sink and counter space. Across from the queen bed with its wrought-iron frame was a gas fireplace and, as is common with small cottages like this, an armoire eliminated the need for a closet. A small white table for two was perfect for enjoying the breakfast that arrived in a basket on our doorstep. A flat-screen TV and DVD player were on a small marble-topped desk, and marble showed up again in the bathroom vanity and shower enclosure. The shiny dark cherry-wood floor, along with the updated furnishings, created an overall mood of simple elegance.

Outside, a well-maintained English garden added to the storybook feel and a small patio, chairs and table were available for simply sitting and watching the ocean surf and the visitors walking the nearby beach trails. A mature cypress tree framed the cottage, completing the illusion this little lodging is straight out of Hansel and Gretel.

Along this special part of the California Coast, the walks are the thing. It’s said you can walk entirely around the town of Cambria, including lengthy sections of a first-class boardwalk skirting the shoreline and complete this circumnavigation in about four hours. We settled for good long beach walks where we found plenty to explore including tidepools, small caves, interesting rock formations, abundant driftwood and, of course, the constant backdrop of the ocean waves crashing on shore with incredible fury.

We also walked the town itself, enjoying the many galleries and historic buildings such the Squibb House, originally built in 1877. Shops downtown are often located in historical buildings, or have motifs designed to highlight the historical nature of the village. Some shops are quite stylish and are located in relatively new shopping centers with historic designs.

We took a short drive and noticed the scenery in this part of San Luis Obispo County is what really makes it appealing – the closer you are to the coast, the more Monterey pines appear. The combination of rolling hills, quiet winding roads and towering pines makes this getaway a feast for the senses.

Hearst Castle

Maybe the biggest attraction for Cambria visitors is the Hearst Castle, just a half-hour drive up the coastline. Film stars like Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and Charlie Chaplain once boarded the train in Los Angeles to travel through the night up the California coast to reach the palatial hilltop estate of William Randolf Hearst.

Back in the 1920’s and 30’s, getting to Hearst Castle took a little bit of time. After traveling most of Friday night by train, Hearst’s celebrity guests were met at the San Luis Obispo station and driven by motorcar on primitive roads another couple of hours north to the castle’s location near San Simeon. These Hollywood guests – usually two or three dozen — would then begin a non-stop party that would culminate in another long journey home in order to be on their movie sets Monday morning.

Today, tourists arrive at the Hearst Castle by bus – yes, even if you drive your car, you won’t get to the castle unless you’re riding in one of the Park Service’s motor coaches that shuttle visitors up and down the winding, narrow five-mile road to the castle. With well over a million annual visitors, the castle now has a fleet of buses and a bus station to rival that of a good-size city.

Several tours are offered, so you’ll need to visit more than once if you’re intent on seeing the entire estate. But we found the two-hour introductory tour to be quite thorough, allowing access to many of the more spectacular parts of the castle. The tour guides here are obviously selected for their storytelling skills and ours, in particular, offered numerous anecdotes about Hearst and his many guests, and about the great time and expense that went into creating one of our country’s grandest homes.

Visitors to the castle marvel at the indoor and outdoor pools – the Neptune pool took 12 years to build — as well as the architecture, gardens and fountains. The introductory tour gives a good view of the main house and its interior including sitting rooms and dining areas that are larger than those found in many hotels. Art and antiquities are everywhere, and the sweeping view of the ocean and surrounding countryside is just as spectacular as anything you find on the grounds.

Other beach areas

Heading back down toward Cambria and then south, you’ll find more than 80 miles of beaches are ready for exploration, each just a little different than the one preceding it. When you drive along the coast on Highway 1, it’s like a slide show of gorgeous beach scenes.

Driving the coastline, one cannot help but notice the exceedingly wide Morro Strand State Beach with Morro Rock in the background. Kayaking along this bay is popular and the beach is so broad that there’s plenty of privacy when you get ready to park your beach towels or chairs.

Pismo Beach is one of the most popular in the area and offers a pier that visitors can fish from. Nearby is a small but busy shopping district with restaurants, shops and other attractions. And down the beach a ways is the only drivable beach area in California, perfect for renting an all-terrain vehicle. Also nearby is the Oceano Dunes Park, set aside for off-highway vehicles as well as camping and other beach activities.

AT A GLANCE

WHERE: Cambria is midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco along the Central California Coast.

WHAT: Cambria is a unique vacation destination because it offers the beauty of the beach, but enough nearby attractions such as Hearst Castle and the Paso Robles Wineries to offer much more than the usual beach activities.

WHEN: Year-round.

WHY: The area is easily accessible from L.A. or San Francisco and offers some of California’s best coastal scenery.

HOW: For more information on Cambria, contact the Cambria Chamber of Commerce at 805-927-3624 or go to www.cambriachamber.org. For more information on Moonstone Cottages, call 805-927-1366 or go to www.moonstonecottages.com. For more information on Hearst Castle, phone 800-444-4445 or visit www.hearstcastle.com.

Cary Ordway
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/charming-cottage-perfect-for-visiting-hearst-castle-594166.html