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I wonder how much of an impact that has. It isn't mentioned in the article, and I don't really know how large of an impact that has in aggregate. Also, the art

I wonder how much of an impact that has. It isn't mentioned in the article, and I don't really know how large of an impact that has in aggregate. Also, the article references how Nashville is providing some competition. Pretty sure Tennessee is not really any better than Texas in many respects.

lisper 2y ago
That comment was actually meant to be a joke. (Well, mostly.)
- bsder 2y ago
  1) Big businesses by and large don't give a damn about being in Texas Oracle is following a tax incentive. Any company willing to move today is also willing to move in 3-5 years when your tax incentives go away. Playing the tax incentive game is stupid for the populace, but the politicians love the press when somebody comes in. None of these big companies that are playing tax incentive games are employing people that require advanced degrees--they're just body shops. 2) Individuals, however, are finding out that they care more than they thought While Austin is an oasis of sanity in Texas, it is still in Texas. This means that your healthcare is abnormally affected by the existence of nitwits. This means that anti-vax is rampant around you, and you are more likely to get Covid, measles, etc. Education is affected by religious dorkbags of varying sanity unless you can completely opt out for private schools. Your dating pool has a much larger chunk of religious people for better and worse. And the cost of living isn't that much worse than California--which generally has better weather.
  - nxm 2y ago
    -Vs in California where beaches and businesses were selectively forced to close and ruined during Covid. - Vaxxed for Covid does not prevent you from spreading it. -Having a choice of schooling for your kids is something most parents want. Gee I keep wondering why California keeps losing people to Texas
    - hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
      The sad thing is that you and the comment you are responding to are pretty much both right. I kinda can't believe I'm saying something positive about Greg Abbott, but in early and mid-2020, his Covid policies were quite sensible. He locked down for a short while but understood that long term lockdowns weren't a viable solution and opened back up pretty quickly. He then instituted a statewate mask mandate, but he said that the rules would at least be based on some scientifically rational thinking - that the mandates would be in response to infection levels and the capacity at hospitals. This, to me anyway, seemed a lot more rational than some coastal liberal bastions that were closing beaches, etc. But Abbott got absolutely pilloried by the far right GOP for his mandates, so then he tacked hard to the right and passed laws prohibiting any kind of restrictions by local authorities. It was a clear and undeniable capitulation to the far right, and I think that experience probably kinda spooked him. Since then he has only doubled down on policies favorable to the MAGA crowd, etc.
    - HappMacDonald 2y ago
      It drastically reduces the viral load you have available to spread because you're reproducing so much less of it.
- dylan604 2y ago
  You might have meant it in jest, but it's an actual thing to consider. I want to get the F out, but have things tying me down at the moment. Why? Because I am not respected by my government, and it will not change any time soon. I no longer agree with what the government represents--I haven't agreed for a really long time now--so it's no longer something I feel good about living in. The problem is I don't have a good solution yet on where to land when I do move
  - peteradio 2y ago
    > I no longer agree with what the government represents I guess you hate freedom or something?
    - grecy 2y ago
      Wishes they had freedom over their own body
    - gamblor956 2y ago
      When did the Texas government start representing freedom? The current governor and legislature openly pass laws with the express purpose of punishing people and companies that disagree with their ideology. They pass laws seeking to control what women do with their bodies, interfering in medical decisions to the extent that women have had to fly to other states for necessary medical procedures. What part of that is freedom?
      - dylan604 2y ago
        Flying is still an option, but some towns/counties have gone so far to pass laws that make it illegal to travel through their jurisdiction to/from receiving care from out of state. This is level of absurdity the local governments have debased themselves.
      - emjoes1 2y ago
        Is that any different that the media or cancel culture?

lisper 2y ago

That comment was actually meant to be a joke. (Well, mostly.)

bsder 2y ago
1) Big businesses by and large don't give a damn about being in Texas Oracle is following a tax incentive. Any company willing to move today is also willing to move in 3-5 years when your tax incentives go away. Playing the tax incentive game is stupid for the populace, but the politicians love the press when somebody comes in. None of these big companies that are playing tax incentive games are employing people that require advanced degrees--they're just body shops. 2) Individuals, however, are finding out that they care more than they thought While Austin is an oasis of sanity in Texas, it is still in Texas. This means that your healthcare is abnormally affected by the existence of nitwits. This means that anti-vax is rampant around you, and you are more likely to get Covid, measles, etc. Education is affected by religious dorkbags of varying sanity unless you can completely opt out for private schools. Your dating pool has a much larger chunk of religious people for better and worse. And the cost of living isn't that much worse than California--which generally has better weather.
- nxm 2y ago
  -Vs in California where beaches and businesses were selectively forced to close and ruined during Covid. - Vaxxed for Covid does not prevent you from spreading it. -Having a choice of schooling for your kids is something most parents want. Gee I keep wondering why California keeps losing people to Texas
  - hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
    The sad thing is that you and the comment you are responding to are pretty much both right. I kinda can't believe I'm saying something positive about Greg Abbott, but in early and mid-2020, his Covid policies were quite sensible. He locked down for a short while but understood that long term lockdowns weren't a viable solution and opened back up pretty quickly. He then instituted a statewate mask mandate, but he said that the rules would at least be based on some scientifically rational thinking - that the mandates would be in response to infection levels and the capacity at hospitals. This, to me anyway, seemed a lot more rational than some coastal liberal bastions that were closing beaches, etc. But Abbott got absolutely pilloried by the far right GOP for his mandates, so then he tacked hard to the right and passed laws prohibiting any kind of restrictions by local authorities. It was a clear and undeniable capitulation to the far right, and I think that experience probably kinda spooked him. Since then he has only doubled down on policies favorable to the MAGA crowd, etc.
  - HappMacDonald 2y ago
    It drastically reduces the viral load you have available to spread because you're reproducing so much less of it.
dylan604 2y ago
You might have meant it in jest, but it's an actual thing to consider. I want to get the F out, but have things tying me down at the moment. Why? Because I am not respected by my government, and it will not change any time soon. I no longer agree with what the government represents--I haven't agreed for a really long time now--so it's no longer something I feel good about living in. The problem is I don't have a good solution yet on where to land when I do move
- peteradio 2y ago
  > I no longer agree with what the government represents I guess you hate freedom or something?
  - grecy 2y ago
    Wishes they had freedom over their own body
  - gamblor956 2y ago
    When did the Texas government start representing freedom? The current governor and legislature openly pass laws with the express purpose of punishing people and companies that disagree with their ideology. They pass laws seeking to control what women do with their bodies, interfering in medical decisions to the extent that women have had to fly to other states for necessary medical procedures. What part of that is freedom?
    - dylan604 2y ago
      Flying is still an option, but some towns/counties have gone so far to pass laws that make it illegal to travel through their jurisdiction to/from receiving care from out of state. This is level of absurdity the local governments have debased themselves.
    - emjoes1 2y ago
      Is that any different that the media or cancel culture?