Having a Government-Granted Monopoly Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry | Mises Wire

Much of the market observer community recently has wondered why Pacific Gas and Electric’s stock had a sharp valuation increase over the course of a day.
— Read on mises.org/wire/having-government-granted-monopoly-means-never-having-say-youre-sorry

Politicians seem to think they can fix the very problems they create. High taxation runs up the cost of everything including housing. Your property taxes increase, you have taxes on the utilities for your house, insurance goes up with a houses value, and thusly rent goes up. You can only control these market forces by shrinking government and or reducing taxes. JohnBarleycorn

Which is the Cheapest State for Property v the Highest? | Armstrong Economics

According to GOBankingRates, to afford a house now in California it requires $89,280 annual salary. This is the highest in the nation and is a warning that taxes are pushing the limit in California to the point that house will enter a very sharp decline as people keep trying to leave. This chart is interactive and you can click of each state to look at what is required. An interesting exercise. The cheapest state is Ohio where you need an annual salary of 28,800 to survive.
— Read on www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/taxes/which-is-the-cheapest-state-for-property-v-the-highest/

Some surprise here