Business runs on the numbers, not on the scenery.

My numbers are great, thanks :)

I credit all the great hiking, skiing, and fresh air with helping to incubate our three person start-up. It's worth mentioning that we make GPS software for the outdoors, so our location is very conducive to testing.

Come on over to Colorado... the tax situation is quite a bit more sane and we have..well all of that:)

Do you have a personal limit on what you would tolerate? What tax rate might prompt you to avoid the taxes, for example by moving?

Spoken like someone whose never been mugged. Ok, bad joke, what I'm trying to say is, California is bankrupt. The taxes and bureaucracy you have now will (in my opinion) pale in comparison to what you're going to have to deal with in even a years time.