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I can't drive for more than a few minutes without seeing at least 3-5 plates from different states. NY, NJ, CA, NM, FL and just this week I saw a car with TX pl

I can't drive for more than a few minutes without seeing at least 3-5 plates from different states. NY, NJ, CA, NM, FL and just this week I saw a car with TX plates and a McGill Uni Sticker on it. It's out of control in DFW. A testament to how good life is here. We have good people in government that are constantly investing and building infrastructure and attracting a lot of Corporations to the State. The weather is good, cost of living is reasonable, no state income tax, DFW Airport (direct flight anywhere in the world), etc.

jseliger 10y ago
I can't drive for more than a few minutes without seeing at least 3-5 plates from different states. NY, NJ, CA, NM, FL and just this week I saw a car with TX plates and a McGill Uni Sticker on it. In many states and cities—especially California and NYC—it's brutally hard to permit new construction, so supply constraints drive up prices and drive away residents: http://www.vox.com/cards/affordable-housing-explained/supply-side-of-affordable-housing-matters-most http://www.vox.com/cards/affordable-housing-explained/supply.... Most Texas cities have relatively liberal zoning regimes, so they gain population, even among people who might prefer to live elsewhere at the margin. Seattle is doing better at constructing housing than CA or NYC but it is still not doing well enough: http://jakeseliger.com/2015/09/24/do-millennials-have-a-future-in-seattle-do-millennials-have-a-future-in-any-superstar-cities/ http://jakeseliger.com/2015/09/24/do-millennials-have-a-futu... and has a profound, virulent NIMBY problem.
- mjevans 10y ago
  Possibly the only emotional appeal that can be made is one that would easily backfire. Think of the children, the children that need an opportunity to become real adults in a healthy city that's part of a healthy society.
analog31 10y ago
My spouse and I lived in DFW, albeit 20 years ago. Granted, it was before we had kids. My impression was that it would have been really great for someone with a high income and/or no kids. The combination of lower salaries and the cost of private school tuition made the economics seem less favorable compared to the upper Midwest where we now live. We knew a lot of families, and the public schools didn't seem to be an option that people considered, unless they lived in very expensive neighborhoods.

I can't drive for more than a few minutes without seeing at least 3-5 plates from different states. NY, NJ, CA, NM, FL and just this week I saw a car with TX plates and a McGill Uni Sticker on it. It's out of control in DFW. A testament to how good life is here. We have good people in government that are constantly investing and building infrastructure and attracting a lot of Corporations to the State. The weather is good, cost of living is reasonable, no state income tax, DFW Airport (direct flight anywhere in the world), etc.

jseliger 10y ago

I can't drive for more than a few minutes without seeing at least 3-5 plates from different states. NY, NJ, CA, NM, FL and just this week I saw a car with TX plates and a McGill Uni Sticker on it. In many states and cities—especially California and NYC—it's brutally hard to permit new construction, so supply constraints drive up prices and drive away residents: http://www.vox.com/cards/affordable-housing-explained/supply-side-of-affordable-housing-matters-most http://www.vox.com/cards/affordable-housing-explained/supply.... Most Texas cities have relatively liberal zoning regimes, so they gain population, even among people who might prefer to live elsewhere at the margin. Seattle is doing better at constructing housing than CA or NYC but it is still not doing well enough: http://jakeseliger.com/2015/09/24/do-millennials-have-a-future-in-seattle-do-millennials-have-a-future-in-any-superstar-cities/ http://jakeseliger.com/2015/09/24/do-millennials-have-a-futu... and has a profound, virulent NIMBY problem.

mjevans 10y ago
Possibly the only emotional appeal that can be made is one that would easily backfire. Think of the children, the children that need an opportunity to become real adults in a healthy city that's part of a healthy society.

analog31 10y ago

My spouse and I lived in DFW, albeit 20 years ago. Granted, it was before we had kids. My impression was that it would have been really great for someone with a high income and/or no kids. The combination of lower salaries and the cost of private school tuition made the economics seem less favorable compared to the upper Midwest where we now live. We knew a lot of families, and the public schools didn't seem to be an option that people considered, unless they lived in very expensive neighborhoods.