I support the vote for Austin. I live in Chicago. After reading "The Fate of the States"[1] by financial analyst Meredith Whitney, I believe Austin is a very vi

I support the vote for Austin. I live in Chicago. After reading "The Fate of the States"[1] by financial analyst Meredith Whitney, I believe Austin is a very viable alternative to Silicon Valley purely for how the state of Texas manages its finances. I took the relevant information from her book, which is about how debt-burdened states like California are hurting their long-term economic prospects and how states like Texas are currently growing and poised for future growth, and wrote a blog post titled "Is California's Budget Threatening Silicon Valley?"[2] It didn't get much play on HN, but I think it's full of very important data that should be discussed by the startup community. [1] http://www.amazon.com/dp/159184570X http://www.amazon.com/dp/159184570X [2]http://loganfrederick.com/blog/is-californias-budget-endangering-silicon-valley/ http://loganfrederick.com/blog/is-californias-budget-endange...