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A lot of people I know have left San Francisco, many businesses have closed. I'm curious to see voter turnout this year as a further evidence marker. You can se
by justinzollars 6y ago
A lot of people I know have left San Francisco, many businesses have closed. I'm curious to see voter turnout this year as a further evidence marker. You can see all things being equal [1] amongst bay Area counties SF sales tax went up only 1% from April to June - implying large amounts of people have actually left the city, consistent with anecdotal evidence I see such as friends leaving and seeing many moving trucks.
[1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Yes-people-are-leaving-San-Francisco-After-15635160.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Yes-people-are-...
- JMTQp8lwXL 6y agoLower sales tax receipts could also imply people are spending less due to lockdowns and fear of catching the virus.
- justinzollars 6y agoexcept, if you read the article they are up 25% or more in every surrounding county.
- JMTQp8lwXL 6y agoThe surrounding counties have far different demographics and density profiles. Also, the article never stated if neighboring counties had decreased or increased aggregate tax receipts-- it only talked about online sales tax, which is a subset of all sales taxes collected: > But eight of the counties — everywhere but San Francisco — saw major jumps in online sales taxes, as high as 36% for Contra Costa County.