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Yes anytime people who don't know what they're talking about ramble on without first handle knowledge it touches a nerve. Profit per employee is some of the *highest* at these 'bloated FAANGs' you're talking about. Not nimble unicorns that just went IPO or "cuthroat" banks. I've worked at...

What are the FAANG companies you've worked at?

Uh, amazon fires people all the time, and Google does a little less but has an 'up or out' criteria. It sounds like you have no idea wtf you are talking about.

I keep saying, I'm not driving an electric car because of the environment, i'm just trying to get out of paying California's dumbass taxes. Starve the beast! Drive a Tesla!

In Baker Ranch, one pool is heated throughout the year, and all hot tubs are. The other two pools are heated ~9 months of the year.

Have those people never been to Shady Canyon (or even Turtle Ridge?) :D

I can't imagine living in Orange County and not having a nearby community pool to walk to at minimum. It's one of the best things to do 9 months of the year, both when it was just my wife and I and then later with kids.

Amazon has always been a meat grinder for the majority of employees. But the standout ones have always been (and will continue to) get exceptions. Meta said the same thing last year but then they walked it back for anyone who was special/extra good.

I will probably end up doing the same for my next job. Current gig the whole team is in Sunnyvale and Seattle, i'm the only one in Irvine. previous jobs at different companies I had the same thing going. If I am promoted one level though, it's actually still worth it if I have to pay for my...

Parkside feels really cheap to me. The houses are zero lot line, and the neighborhood feels incredibly crammed together. Gated is nice, but not worth it. Just walk around the neighborhood in Parkside and tell me it's as nice as Baker Ranch or the Meadows.

Are you trolling or do you not really understand the difference between tax brackets (which is what you posted) and effective tax rate. Do you really not know about SALT? The brackets were marginally lowered for upper middle class people, but the removal of the SALT deduction made Californians...

You proved my point with your chart. DT gave a bigger tax cut to people lower in the tax bracket and I pay more in taxes. Did you post the wrong chart?

Look, I hate everything the progressives *say* about equity and all that. However, welcome to reality: Donald Trumps tax policies have been more progressive and hurt more upper middle class Californians, than any other previous tax policy to come out by democrats. You cannot argue that...

I mean I mostly agree with you, but Trump has enacted more socialist tax policies than any democrat has in my lifetime.

Let's keep in mind, Trump's tax policy raised taxes on upper middle class Californians so he could give a tax break to the poorest people who are already not paying their fair share (by doubling the standard deduction). So in my lifetime, Trump has enacted the most socialist tax policies thus...

I don't think Foothill Ranch Town Center is crowded at all. Compared to Woodbury it's practically empty. The lines are about as long at Ralphs or Target as anywhere in Irvine at worst. Often it's actually pretty quick at most places, and given you have Target, Walmart, Ralphs, and a ton of...

Also for the record, me recognizing Larry was moron who misjudged the market back in 2009 was one of the best financial decisions of my life. and I think about it occasionally when I pull up to my ~2.4m house that I bought with equity from my previous place in Irvine.

Electric vehicles lose 49% of their sticker price. Not what they actually *cost* people. That's a big difference, and actually puts electric vehicles ahead of ICE cars.

TB is building a new tract of homes in The Meadows that are nice large ones. I'm not sure when they will start building them, but I believe the waiting list is open. Also, there are some decent resales in The Meadows as well as Baker Ranch. My kids are too little so we haven't looked into it...

Have you considered Foothill Ranch? The Meadows is quite nice, or Baker Ranch where I am. I'm also a software engineer working at one of the FAANGs in OC and it's about a 20 minute commute in the morning, and 30 minutes in the evening. To get to the 405 from Foothill Ranch takes me about ~8...