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I think that it’s now safe to say that we Texans now live in a failed state.  30 years of GOP rule, setting our own standard, living the “Texas Dream,” which they’ve bragged about relentlessly…and let’s see where we are:

A majority of the state in complete failure, unable to deliver the most BASIC of services (things that are called “utilities,” not “luxuries,” for a reason).  No power.  No water.  No means of clearing roads (that one, I can’t fault the state so much….but it wouldn’t be as big a crisis if people weren’t stuck in their homes with no power and water).  So citizens are stuck in their homes, some of them dying there. 

Water resource planning?  After pretending for decades that a drought would never happen again, and not doing ANYTHING to develop resources in the state water plan (a document actually developed using science and mathematical projections), we had several locations, including actual cities, down to a few days of water supply.  We’ve finally gotten on our horse a bit, but it may be too late if the next drought comes anytime soon.  

State rank in key categories:

Education – 34

Health Care - 37

Infrastructure - 33

Opportunity - 39

Environment - 44

Infrastructure - 33 

In overall quality of life ranking by US News, we are now #38, down from #36 just two years ago.  At that rate, we’ll be in the bottom 3 within ten years.

We are SUPER independent, and FUCK the feds….but we have requested federal disaster assistance more than any other state in the past decade or so.

But hey, our economy is ranked #15!

That’s right, we have a “roaring economy” and the “Texas Miracle!”  But we can’t deliver the basics for our citizens.  The economy is VERY efficient at funneling bazillions to the very few…..with little of it “trickling down” to most Texans.  Yeah, the people on this board generally do fine, but face the facts – we’re the top 10% or so.  We are educated, older, and fortunate.

Our federal system allows for state-by-state experiments.  Texas is the poster child for near anarcho-capitalism and zero regulation or oversight.  We have tested that approach, for over a generation now (30 years of Republican rule).  That approach is a failure.  The evidence is undeniable, and overwhelming.  It doesn’t matter how many River Oaks millionaires you produce if the rest of your people are dying in their homes.  Shit, some of those River Oaks millionaires might be freezing to death today, too.

The kids of a middle class family can hardly afford to go to a good state school.  Their prospects for employment are mediocre.  Their prospects of suffering crippling medical debt at some point are significant.  Their chances of not having basic utilities needed for life safety at some point – all but certain.  Their chances of becoming ill or dying from a pollution-caused illness are material.

What’s the result?  Our leaders have sold Texas as a paradise – move here!  Bring your business here!  And some businesses have done so, adding opportunity…..but providing little to no tax support for the infrastructure we all depend on.  To the contrary, over the past few years, I know more and more people – educated people, people who can do their jobs elsewhere, who are looking to bail on this state.  It’s people with young kids, who want them to grow up in a better place.  It’s people in their working years, who simply want a better path.  It’s retirees, who want a safe and secure place to live.

We have consumed our seed stock.  We have burned through our reserves.  We are now consuming ourselves.  The ability to pitch Texas as the land of opportunity is done.  Seeing what we have become, the tentative thought/plan my wife and I had of wrapping up our careers here and then getting the hell out of Dodge is becoming much more concrete.  My children are already unlikely to make their future in this state.  Now we are, too.

But the response from the Republican leadership and their sycophants – “how are you gonna pay for it?  Taxes?  That’s socialism!  You want that stuff, you have to pay for it!”

Fuck yes I do, and I’m okay with that.  I want groceries…so I have to pay HEB.  I want a car…so I have to pay Ford.  I want clothes…..so I have to pay Dillards.  I want my population educated….so I have to pay the school district.  I want electricity, with enough capacity to keep us running when we need it…..so I have to pay my bill, maybe with a capacity surcharge.  I want water to come out of the taps….so I have to pay for development of resources and maintenance of infrastructure.  I want roads….so I pay taxes to build and maintain them.  YES, I have to pay for all of those things, and “nothing is free” – no fucking shit.  So, let’s pay for it.  We have the #15 economy….we HAVE the funds in this state.  An economy with the flow of funds that ours has can produce and maintain all of those results.  But we have chosen a different path; funnel all the dollars to the top, and spend next to nothing for the public good.  We have privatized profit….we have socialized the costs.  And we are dying because of it.

My fellow Texans are dying in their homes….and there’s nothing I can do about it today.  And I am enraged.

I love Texas.  I am 6th generation here.  My ancestors have Texas historical markers on their graves.  We helped make this state, and this state helped make us.  It educated us (back when college was affordable).  But it’s time to face the fact – this state is a failure, and on its current path, with its current leadership and philosophy, it will only get worse.  This state has a terrible future, unless we dramatically change our path.   Chances of that happening?  0.0% -- because we’ll continue to vote for the guys who make our leadership priorities bathroom bills, and transgender sports, and requiring the national anthem be played at certain events.  Any bill that has been proposed to improve emergency preparedness of gov’t entities has been crushed by the Republicans controlling the lege….but we will definitely stick with those guys.  No taxes.  No government functionality.

What we are seeing happening right now is our system working EXACTLY AS IT WAS DESIGNED AND INTENDED TO WORK.  And we will, I guarantee it, collectively decide to stick with that.  This state is in free-fall, and anyone with eyes can see it.  And anyone with a brain is starting to think of ways to make their life elsewhere.  It breaks my goddamned heart to see us commit collective suicide, but here we are.

 

 

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Fudge Nuggets

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If their costs go through the roof, those cost increases will be subsidized. Guess who will be doing the subsidizing?

atomheartbevo

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4 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

If their costs go through the roof, those cost increases will be subsidized. Guess who will be doing the subsidizing?

It won’t be all of the people who have to leave Texas or companies that go under.

wildcat09

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Oh no, however would the fascists live without the people they hate? 

tx 3 putt

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28 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Oh no, however would the fascists live without the people they hate? 


then they get to hate each other 

Fudge Nuggets

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3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

It won’t be all of the people who have to leave Texas or companies that go under.

That's the thing, companies won't be going under.  People won't have to leave.  That's the whole point of the common peasants subsidizing the losses.

David Dennison

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6 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Businesses ain't going no where as long as the citizenry keeps subsidizing their tax breaks.

The rich are rich because they know how to exploit the poors.

atomheartbevo

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23 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

That's the thing, companies won't be going under.  People won't have to leave.  That's the whole point of the common peasants subsidizing the losses.

You really think that companies won’t go under if some of the largest industries and employers in Texas lose a massive (and the cheapest) chunk of their workforce?  You think a lot of people will go out to eat when the costs double or triple?  Or will buy new houses when the costs ramp way up?  Or that companies will build a new office or facility when the costs start rising rapidly, whether it’s the guys pouring the cement or framing the thing or hauling the materials?

People already bitch when their grocery bill or the gas bill  goes up 10%.  You kill off that cheap labor and the poor and middle class will find themselves priced out of a lot of things.  And there are a helluva lot of small businesses in Texas that for whom a double digit rise in costs maybe the difference between profitability and going under.

Like I said, Abbott will play games with the MAGA morons and convince them that he’s doing something with the wall, but he’s not going to round up the nearly 2 million illegal immigrants in Texas, nor will he push anything that could identify them and the companies and people that employ them.  He can pander with the best of them, but he knows Texas lives and dies by its cheap labor and resources.  And he knows that those affected companies will dump money into whoever gets their cheap labor back if he fucks around and goes after illegals.

Brisketexan

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You really think that companies won’t go under if some of the largest industries and employers in Texas lose a massive (and the cheapest) chunk of their workforce?  You think a lot of people will go out to eat when the costs double or triple?  Or will buy new houses when the costs ramp way up?  Or that companies will build a new office or facility when the costs start rising rapidly, whether it’s the guys pouring the cement or framing the thing or hauling the materials?

People already bitch when their grocery bill or the gas bill  goes up 10%.  You kill off that cheap labor and the poor and middle class will find themselves priced out of a lot of things.  And there are a helluva lot of small businesses in Texas that for whom a double digit rise in costs maybe the difference between profitability and going under.

Like I said, Abbott will play games with the MAGA morons and convince them that he’s doing something with the wall, but he’s not going to round up the nearly 2 million illegal immigrants in Texas, nor will he push anything that could identify them and the companies and people that employ them.  He can pander with the best of them, but he knows Texas lives and dies by its cheap labor and resources.  And he knows that those affected companies will dump money into whoever gets their cheap labor back if he fucks around and goes after illegals.


Counter: the cynical manipulators have lost control of the monster they created.

Fudge Nuggets

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34 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

You really think that companies won’t go under if some of the largest industries and employers in Texas lose a massive (and the cheapest) chunk of their workforce?  You think a lot of people will go out to eat when the costs double or triple?  Or will buy new houses when the costs ramp way up?  Or that companies will build a new office or facility when the costs start rising rapidly, whether it’s the guys pouring the cement or framing the thing or hauling the materials?

People already bitch when their grocery bill or the gas bill  goes up 10%.  You kill off that cheap labor and the poor and middle class will find themselves priced out of a lot of things.  And there are a helluva lot of small businesses in Texas that for whom a double digit rise in costs maybe the difference between profitability and going under.

Like I said, Abbott will play games with the MAGA morons and convince them that he’s doing something with the wall, but he’s not going to round up the nearly 2 million illegal immigrants in Texas, nor will he push anything that could identify them and the companies and people that employ them.  He can pander with the best of them, but he knows Texas lives and dies by its cheap labor and resources.  And he knows that those affected companies will dump money into whoever gets their cheap labor back if he fucks around and goes after illegals.

One more time for the peanut gallery…

THEIR FUCKING (net)COSTS WON’T GO UP

Labor costs go up from $8/hr to $12/hr. Lo and behold the state lege passes a Save Patriotic Texas Businesses for God kickback errr subsidy to make up the difference. You and I get to pay for it with another property tax increase. 

CooterBrown

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On 6/19/2024 at 5:34 PM, atomheartbevo said:

People already bitch when their grocery bill or the gas bill  goes up 10%.  

They will blame the libs when a head of iceberg lettuce is $9.

/I'm just joking. MAGA don't eat liberal foods like vegetables.

 

Biff Tannen

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25 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

They will blame the libs when a head of iceberg lettuce is $9.

/I'm just joking. MAGA don't eat liberal foods like vegetables.

 

"The economy" is one of the biggest pieces of successful propaganda we've seen the Right pull on people in the past 50 years.  I was reading an article today saying that 60+% of R voters think the economy is "bad" or "terrible", yet if we switched to an R president tomorrow, their sentiment would immediately flip.  None of it is based on reality.  Just "feelings" that they've been taught to feel their entire lives by an entrenched media propaganda apparatus.

Fudge Nuggets

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Clinton was president when I graduated so I've been in the "real world" during the Clinton, GWB, Obama, Dotard, and Biden administrations.  There is absolutely no comparison to which times were better for me economically.  Granted, the economy under Obama wasn't exactly gangbusters but it didn't suck dick like the GFC under dubya or the bullshit under dotard.

Keef

Legacy Members
10 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Granted, the economy under Obama wasn't exactly gangbusters but it didn't suck dick like the GFC under dubya or the bullshit under dotard.

Well, yeah.  He inherited a huge fucking mess from GWB.  Similar to Biden.  Remember, Trump wanted interest rates to go negative for a while.  I think you can debate whether Trump is responsible for COVID's impact on the economy, but he is absolutely responsible for not raising interest rates late in his presidency.

David Dennison

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27 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

"The economy" is one of the biggest pieces of successful propaganda we've seen the Right pull on people in the past 50 years.  I was reading an article today saying that 60+% of R voters think the economy is "bad" or "terrible", yet if we switched to an R president tomorrow, their sentiment would immediately flip.  None of it is based on reality.  Just "feelings" that they've been taught to feel their entire lives by an entrenched media propaganda apparatus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._economic_performance_by_presidential_party

Horn Under a Bad Sign

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On 6/19/2024 at 5:05 PM, David Dennison said:

The rich are rich because they know how to exploit the poors.


By exploiting the workers. By hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society. If there’s ever gonna be any progress…

bluto

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On 6/19/2024 at 6:12 PM, Fudge Nuggets said:

One more time for the peanut gallery…

THEIR FUCKING (net)COSTS WON’T GO UP

Labor costs go up from $8/hr to $12/hr. Lo and behold the state lege passes a Save Patriotic Texas Businesses for God kickback errr subsidy to make up the difference. You and I get to pay for it with another property tax increase. 

You do realize the only property tax that goes into state coffers is some school taxes via Robin Hood right? 

Fudge Nuggets

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You do realize things are subject to change, right?

atomheartbevo

Certifiably Surly
5 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

You do realize things are subject to change, right?

Even if they rewrite the tax code, if Abbott booted out a million or more illegal immigrants, there will also be a shitload more legal residents who have to leave as businesses fail, etc.  which means that the housing markets drop as there is a glut of housing, property tax revenue drops, sales tax revenue drops, etc.

So who pays that Super Duper Patriot Tax to subsidize everything when we lose our cheap labor?  You think MAGA  will be happy when Abbott tells them to shut the fuck up and pay a new tax to cover the industries that get wrecked because he is reshaping Texas?

Brisketexan

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1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

You think MAGA  will be happy when Abbott tells them to shut the fuck up and pay a new tax to cover the industries that get wrecked because he is reshaping Texas?

They have repeatedly voted for and cheered for shit that buttfucks themselves.

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So, yeah, they'll pay a tax, ram a dildo up their own ass, whatever, gleefully...because the cult leaders say it is a sacrament, and cultists will perform ALL the sacraments with a smile.

Stop treating these people like rational actors.  They are not.  They have demonstrated repeatedly, without exception, that they are cultists, and that controls their every action.

Fudge Nuggets

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15 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

You think MAGA  will be happy when Abbott tells them to shut the fuck up and pay a new tax to cover the industries that get wrecked because he is reshaping Texas?

jim-carey-uhh-yeah.jpg 

mchookem

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RDCanecutter

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On 6/18/2024 at 12:02 AM, tx 3 putt said:

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Everybody fixates on guns when what you really need are grenades.

C-Man

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On 6/25/2024 at 7:34 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

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Does he have a Thomas the Train track set in his office? How cute.

Bullneck

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(edited)

Well, they don't all strut around (you have to click the link) . . .

 

 

Edited by Bullneck

Nivek

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On 6/18/2024 at 9:17 PM, atomheartbevo said:

Maybe the artist was wrong and this was her sidearm, in which case a clip makes sense.

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I have one of those!  but in 7.63mm and with the wooden stock (which doubles as a case)

tx 3 putt

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Who do we need vote into Austin that will actually commit to fixing the power grid ?? 

The current batch of do nothings are career politicians and this grid has broken every time for me since the hard freeze. I’ll guess the two billionaires that run the state don’t lose power for days.
 

let Houston tie into the national grid 

kevwun

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Rich folks have generators so they don't give a fuck.

Edited by kevwun

pyrohornIII

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-reasons-people-are-leaving-texas/ss-BB1oJcRj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=211bec2ba61a434cb9beea70330045e9&ei=53#image=1

 

Texans are leaving the state due to:

1. Scorching Summers and Extreme Heat

2. Property Taxes

3. Political Climate

4. Lack of Gun Control

5. Abortion Restrictions

6. Lack of Diversity

7. Education System

8. Natural Disasters

9. Property Insurance Woes

10. Traffic Congestion

11. Job Market Saturation

12. Water Scarcity and Drought Concerns

13. Environmental Concerns and Pollution

14. Social Issues and Inequality

(I'd probably shoe in Healthcare somewhere too)

Race to be a third world country is in full gallop now.

Boomers are leaving America to retire abroad in droves because the U.S. is just too expensive

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/boomers-are-leaving-america-to-retire-abroad-in-droves-because-the-u-s-is-just-too-expensive/ar-BB1py92d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=27f387a2d670442f806721884474856b&ei=27

My son said that sounded right.  Boomers kept voting for the assholes who fucked up this country, then just leave it because it's too fucked up.  Fortunately for them they have enough wealth to make such a move.  

tchookem

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-reasons-people-are-leaving-texas/ss-BB1oJcRj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=211bec2ba61a434cb9beea70330045e9&ei=53#image=1
 
Texans are leaving the state due to:
1. Scorching Summers and Extreme Heat
2. Property Taxes
3. Political Climate
4. Lack of Gun Control
5. Abortion Restrictions
6. Lack of Diversity
7. Education System
8. Natural Disasters
9. Property Insurance Woes
10. Traffic Congestion
11. Job Market Saturation
12. Water Scarcity and Drought Concerns
13. Environmental Concerns and Pollution
14. Social Issues and Inequality
(I'd probably shoe in Healthcare somewhere too)
Race to be a third world country is in full gallop now.

Boomers are leaving America to retire abroad in droves because the U.S. is just too expensive

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/boomers-are-leaving-america-to-retire-abroad-in-droves-because-the-u-s-is-just-too-expensive/ar-BB1py92d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=27f387a2d670442f806721884474856b&ei=27
My son said that sounded right.  Boomers kept voting for the assholes who fucked up this country, then just leave it because it's too fucked up.  Fortunately for them they have enough wealth to make such a move.  
And they're probably still making in their votes.

mchookem

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my top three reasons were 1, 3 (which i think encompasses most of the others on that list,  really) and these...

 

 

 

 

 

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in no particular order 😡

Steamboat1874

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13 hours ago, pyrohornIII said:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-reasons-people-are-leaving-texas/ss-BB1oJcRj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=211bec2ba61a434cb9beea70330045e9&ei=53#image=1

 

Texans are leaving the state due to:

1. Scorching Summers and Extreme Heat

2. Property Taxes

3. Political Climate

4. Lack of Gun Control

5. Abortion Restrictions

6. Lack of Diversity

7. Education System

8. Natural Disasters

9. Property Insurance Woes

10. Traffic Congestion

11. Job Market Saturation

12. Water Scarcity and Drought Concerns

13. Environmental Concerns and Pollution

14. Social Issues and Inequality

(I'd probably shoe in Healthcare somewhere too)

Race to be a third world country is in full gallop now.

Boomers are leaving America to retire abroad in droves because the U.S. is just too expensive

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/boomers-are-leaving-america-to-retire-abroad-in-droves-because-the-u-s-is-just-too-expensive/ar-BB1py92d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=27f387a2d670442f806721884474856b&ei=27

My son said that sounded right.  Boomers kept voting for the assholes who fucked up this country, then just leave it because it's too fucked up.  Fortunately for them they have enough wealth to make such a move.  

Hey

Leave one of Austin’s legendary funk bands out of it.

 

 

Im_smarter_then_you

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On 6/25/2024 at 5:34 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

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This guy banged his assistant coaches wives

Im_smarter_then_you

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14 hours ago, pyrohornIII said:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-reasons-people-are-leaving-texas/ss-BB1oJcRj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=211bec2ba61a434cb9beea70330045e9&ei=53#image=1

 

Texans are leaving the state due to:

1. Scorching Summers and Extreme Heat

2. Property Taxes

3. Political Climate

4. Lack of Gun Control

5. Abortion Restrictions

6. Lack of Diversity

7. Education System

8. Natural Disasters

9. Property Insurance Woes

10. Traffic Congestion

11. Job Market Saturation

12. Water Scarcity and Drought Concerns

13. Environmental Concerns and Pollution

14. Social Issues and Inequality

(I'd probably shoe in Healthcare somewhere too)

Race to be a third world country is in full gallop now.

Boomers are leaving America to retire abroad in droves because the U.S. is just too expensive

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/boomers-are-leaving-america-to-retire-abroad-in-droves-because-the-u-s-is-just-too-expensive/ar-BB1py92d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=27f387a2d670442f806721884474856b&ei=27

My son said that sounded right.  Boomers kept voting for the assholes who fucked up this country, then just leave it because it's too fucked up.  Fortunately for them they have enough wealth to make such a move.  

Two people come for every one that leaves 

DigglerontheHoof

Certifiably Surly
14 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Two people come for every one that leaves 

Shitbags want to live under other shitbags' shitbag laws. 

Longhorn_Fan68

Certifiably Surly
39 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Two people come for every one that leaves 

and at least one of them is brown, which is the primary concern here for Texas officials.

Nice Guy Eddie

Certifiably Surly
On 6/25/2024 at 7:34 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

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I realize that GOP politicians have to suck up to Trump to receive any power, but how pathetic is it that our "leaders" can only look to one person to do something. A congressman should feel they can improve the lives of their constituents and all Americans regardless of who is in the WH.

Aqua Buddha

Legacy Members
2 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Two people come for every one that leaves 

They're not sending their best.

tchookem

Legacy Members
This guy banged his assistant coaches wives
Imagine looking at that dude and thinking, "Yeah, I'll cheat on my husband with him."

That is unless there was some sort of coercion involved... completely possible.

gmr548

Legacy Members
18 hours ago, tchookem said:
18 hours ago, pyrohornIII said:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-reasons-people-are-leaving-texas/ss-BB1oJcRj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=211bec2ba61a434cb9beea70330045e9&ei=53#image=1
 
Texans are leaving the state due to:
1. Scorching Summers and Extreme Heat
2. Property Taxes
3. Political Climate
4. Lack of Gun Control
5. Abortion Restrictions
6. Lack of Diversity
7. Education System
8. Natural Disasters
9. Property Insurance Woes
10. Traffic Congestion
11. Job Market Saturation
12. Water Scarcity and Drought Concerns
13. Environmental Concerns and Pollution
14. Social Issues and Inequality
(I'd probably shoe in Healthcare somewhere too)
Race to be a third world country is in full gallop now.

Boomers are leaving America to retire abroad in droves because the U.S. is just too expensive

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/boomers-are-leaving-america-to-retire-abroad-in-droves-because-the-u-s-is-just-too-expensive/ar-BB1py92d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=27f387a2d670442f806721884474856b&ei=27
My son said that sounded right.  Boomers kept voting for the assholes who fucked up this country, then just leave it because it's too fucked up.  Fortunately for them they have enough wealth to make such a move.  

And they're probably still making in their votes.

As a recent Texpat I'd say the top 10, more or less, were factors for us; though some overlap and 6 is alarmingly stupid, just flat out wrong. 1 and 3 were the main drivers - 1 is guaranteed to get worse and I've lost faith in 3 doing anything but continuing to deteriorate.

Texas is still a half decent value prop if you want to work a corporate job, buy that huge house in the burbs, crank out a few kids, are truly apathetic toward politics, and the climate and sprawl don't wear you out. It wasn't always like this - between SCOTUS keeping the worst of the religious right in check and less general insanity in the GOP platform the politics could be stomached for a while. The state has just descended further and further into madness over the past 15 years(hmm, what triggered that?). It breaks my heart as someone who lived all of my 32 years there but we just could no longer convince ourselves that the future could be anything better than a mostly tolerable grind, with much worse on the table. Maybe that's the case anywhere but it was time to find out.

CooterBrown

Full Members

If the schools deteriorate far enough, it'll keep college students in state since they won't qualify for admissions anywhere else.

 

YGIFS

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5 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Two people come for every one that leaves 

So like a Devil's Threesome, then?  

tx 3 putt

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Yea Right GIF
 

 

miguelito

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Somehow it was all the taxpayers' fault.  They'll pay for this!

Brisketexan

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Somehow it was all the taxpayers' fault.  They'll pay for this!

I mean…there’s a 100% chance that any “solution” imposed will hurt the taxpayers, and leave the executive contributors to his campaign better than before.

tx 3 putt

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20 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


I mean…there’s a 100% chance that any “solution” imposed will hurt the taxpayers, and leave the executive contributors to his campaign better than before.


Abbott’s will decide they centerpoint exe$ need a raise 

4th&Five

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59 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Yea Right GIF
 

 

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