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Yeah, comparing with San Francisco/CA (massive income tax, possible wealth tax, absurd real estate, dysfunctional schools, etc) and Seattle (merely very expensi

Yeah, comparing with San Francisco/CA (massive income tax, possible wealth tax, absurd real estate, dysfunctional schools, etc) and Seattle (merely very expensive real estate, insane city council, famously unfriendly people, depressing weather, and possibly way more taxes and soon as our legislature can figure out how to get around them being unconstitutional)... Austin is definitely still a good deal. Sure, the weather isn't as good as California (but better than southern Nevada), and the scenery isn't as pretty or geographically interesting as the Pacific Northwest (but better than Oklahoma), but there are jobs, a good university and Texas doesn't appear to have lobotomy patients as local government.

jedberg 6y ago
The main problem with Austin is that it's in Texas. Which means you're still subject to Texas laws and Texas schoolbooks. Some of those schoolbooks still teach that, "slaves were treated well because they were expensive property". Which makes me think, maybe there is a business opportunity to open a private school that uses California or Massachusetts/New York text books.
- whycombagator 6y ago
  Is that particularly common/exist at all in good Austin area schools? Or are you just generalising based on some Texas schools (genuinely curious as I have no idea myself)
  - borramakot 6y ago
    My understanding is that the Texas state requirements used to be borderline insane, but that they have improved over time. Skimming http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/index.html http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/index.htm... , I actually found much less objectionable than I expected to.
- mensetmanusman 6y ago
  This is a meme that may require updating
  - jedberg 6y ago
    Possibly, I haven't looked in a few years.
- usefulcat 6y ago
  In general I don't disagree about bass-ackwards public school curriculums in TX. However, for those who are willing and able to pay for private school, that's not really an issue in Austin, especially considering how liberal it is compared to literally any other city in Texas.
  - hardolaf 6y ago
    So basically just screw the poor by letting them suffer through Republican pushed indoctrination and lies?
claytongulick 6y ago
> better than Oklahoma That's a broad brush. Currently sitting in a log cabin in an old growth forest on a stunning lake near Broken Bow, OK, with pretty hills / small mountains all around. Interestingly, one of the few (maybe only?) place in the world that has both black bears and alligators. Mountains, lakes, swamp, pasture... McCurtain County is a treat.
- notional 6y ago
  caveat to enjoying a wondrous life in OK of course is don't be a BIPOC
  - totalZero 6y ago
    Of Oklahoma's five Congressional districts, one is represented by a Chickasaw, another is represented by a Cherokee, and a third is represented by an Iranian.
- chasd00 6y ago
  I’m closing on 20 acres near talahina in a couple weeks. SE Oklahoma is very underrated.
  - claytongulick 6y ago
    That's a great place to invest right now. I'm buying a cabin in Broken Bow, the owner is selling and reinvesting in some land very close to where you are buying.
- gautamcgoel 6y ago
  Seems to me plenty of places have both gators and black bears. GA and FL for starters...

jedberg 6y ago

The main problem with Austin is that it's in Texas. Which means you're still subject to Texas laws and Texas schoolbooks. Some of those schoolbooks still teach that, "slaves were treated well because they were expensive property". Which makes me think, maybe there is a business opportunity to open a private school that uses California or Massachusetts/New York text books.

whycombagator 6y ago
Is that particularly common/exist at all in good Austin area schools? Or are you just generalising based on some Texas schools (genuinely curious as I have no idea myself)
- borramakot 6y ago
  My understanding is that the Texas state requirements used to be borderline insane, but that they have improved over time. Skimming http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/index.html http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/index.htm... , I actually found much less objectionable than I expected to.
mensetmanusman 6y ago
This is a meme that may require updating
- jedberg 6y ago
  Possibly, I haven't looked in a few years.
usefulcat 6y ago
In general I don't disagree about bass-ackwards public school curriculums in TX. However, for those who are willing and able to pay for private school, that's not really an issue in Austin, especially considering how liberal it is compared to literally any other city in Texas.
- hardolaf 6y ago
  So basically just screw the poor by letting them suffer through Republican pushed indoctrination and lies?

claytongulick 6y ago

> better than Oklahoma That's a broad brush. Currently sitting in a log cabin in an old growth forest on a stunning lake near Broken Bow, OK, with pretty hills / small mountains all around. Interestingly, one of the few (maybe only?) place in the world that has both black bears and alligators. Mountains, lakes, swamp, pasture... McCurtain County is a treat.

notional 6y ago
caveat to enjoying a wondrous life in OK of course is don't be a BIPOC
- totalZero 6y ago
  Of Oklahoma's five Congressional districts, one is represented by a Chickasaw, another is represented by a Cherokee, and a third is represented by an Iranian.
chasd00 6y ago
I’m closing on 20 acres near talahina in a couple weeks. SE Oklahoma is very underrated.
- claytongulick 6y ago
  That's a great place to invest right now. I'm buying a cabin in Broken Bow, the owner is selling and reinvesting in some land very close to where you are buying.
gautamcgoel 6y ago
Seems to me plenty of places have both gators and black bears. GA and FL for starters...