Quote:
Originally Posted by GregW
Texas has been living off the rest of the country because of the oil and taxpayer funded aerospace businesses. Now that the oil has been pumped and aerospace is cutting back Texas may just not be such a business paradise. Welcome to a world of declining opportunities as the resources are depleted and other industries are shipped to China and India.
|
I think the opposite is true. Texas would do just fine by itself. Texas is kind of the last bastion of independence in the US. It is business friendly because of the realization that a business friendly state makes more jobs and economic properity for the area. Oil was here and shipped outward to the other states.
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
