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The question here is how do the authors define "startup"? "VC-funded tech company" has a very different implication than "new business".

clairity 8y ago
it’s probably more on the “new business” end of the scale, but that doesn’t matter. what matters is that we support small businesses, particularly those led by women, for a more robust and just society. (texas’s obsession with taxes is bemusing—-it’s like saying i’m sophisticated because i shop at old navy! i kid, i kid... i don’t need any more avocado toast thrown at me)
- lotsofpulp 8y ago
  What matters is that we vote for a government that doesn't continuously tilt the playing field to the larger players' advantage.
- amyjess 8y ago
  We have an interesting relationship with taxes. We have no state income tax, and our gas tax is low enough to force most new highways into being toll roads, but our property taxes are sky high. In fact, we have higher property taxes than California. Now, because property is so much less expensive here than in CA, you still have cheaper housing costs, but in Texas a much higher percentage of that is tax.
  - clairity 8y ago
    yah, the money has to come from somewhere and texas has a lot of roads and schools (in a prior job, texas used my product in it's property tax assessments). i think the focus on low taxes is born of a frustration with corruption, inefficiency, and unfairness. so let's hold elected officials to those standards rather than focus on tax rates, which is both a proxy and a distraction (also true of the 'small government' talking point).
slowmovintarget 8y ago
The other question here may be "Is the number 1 state for female entrepreneurs the same as the number 1 state for any entrepreneur?" If so, then we have a case of "the rising tide floats all boats". Edit: Never mind. The answer to my question is "No", this is not a case of a rising tide floats all boats. Texas is specifically better for female entrepreneurs. Which is an interesting result.

clairity 8y ago

it’s probably more on the “new business” end of the scale, but that doesn’t matter. what matters is that we support small businesses, particularly those led by women, for a more robust and just society. (texas’s obsession with taxes is bemusing—-it’s like saying i’m sophisticated because i shop at old navy! i kid, i kid... i don’t need any more avocado toast thrown at me)

lotsofpulp 8y ago
What matters is that we vote for a government that doesn't continuously tilt the playing field to the larger players' advantage.
amyjess 8y ago
We have an interesting relationship with taxes. We have no state income tax, and our gas tax is low enough to force most new highways into being toll roads, but our property taxes are sky high. In fact, we have higher property taxes than California. Now, because property is so much less expensive here than in CA, you still have cheaper housing costs, but in Texas a much higher percentage of that is tax.
- clairity 8y ago
  yah, the money has to come from somewhere and texas has a lot of roads and schools (in a prior job, texas used my product in it's property tax assessments). i think the focus on low taxes is born of a frustration with corruption, inefficiency, and unfairness. so let's hold elected officials to those standards rather than focus on tax rates, which is both a proxy and a distraction (also true of the 'small government' talking point).

slowmovintarget 8y ago

The other question here may be "Is the number 1 state for female entrepreneurs the same as the number 1 state for any entrepreneur?" If so, then we have a case of "the rising tide floats all boats". Edit: Never mind. The answer to my question is "No", this is not a case of a rising tide floats all boats. Texas is specifically better for female entrepreneurs. Which is an interesting result.