<story><title>“Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately”</title><url>https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259162367285317633</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dkdk8283</author><text>I agree with Elon here, many California policies are over the top and it seems more laws, taxes, and other restrictions are constantly popping up.&lt;p&gt;The bay area has always been a hotspot for radical activism.&lt;p&gt;I lived in CA for awhile and couldn’t take it, so I left.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>adrr</author><text>California regulation and taxes promotes innovation.  Electric car incentives helped Tesla.   Ban on non-competes allows employees to start competing businesses.   Taxes allow the funding of the best higher education system in the nation.</text></comment>
<story><title>“Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately”</title><url>https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1259162367285317633</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dkdk8283</author><text>I agree with Elon here, many California policies are over the top and it seems more laws, taxes, and other restrictions are constantly popping up.&lt;p&gt;The bay area has always been a hotspot for radical activism.&lt;p&gt;I lived in CA for awhile and couldn’t take it, so I left.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>city41</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve lived in the Bay area for the past 5 years and am leaving in a week. But one reason for leaving is because business is so wildly successful here that it&amp;#x27;s very crowded, stressful, and income disparity is massive. Which seems like the opposite of what you&amp;#x27;re implying.</text></comment>