'I'm done': Fed up with California, some conservatives look to Texas (Carson: health insurance, live)

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by P-45

I live in LA. I don't need to go to Dallas for ethnic or fine dining .


What I need is BBQ and soul food

Next time youre in Dallas, go to Sweet Georgia Brown on Ledbedder. Some of the best soul food around.

Admittedly the BBQ in Dallas is not great, but if you get outside town a bit, go do Hard 8 or Hutchins in McKinney.

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Houston has a much more extensive public healthcare system that allocates a lot of healthcare to people who cannot afford it than Austin, which relies a lot more on community and charitable clinics. The Harris County Healthcare System in Houston is amazing. The same goes for Houston's public housing and affordable housing initiatives which house many people who cannot afford a place.

And this is in addition to (and apart from) the Texas Medical Center (TMC) - which is pretty amazing in the concentration of healthcare facilities in one area, correct?

[radiolibre99]

Originally Posted by silverkris

And this is in addition to (and apart from) the Texas Medical Center (TMC) - which is pretty amazing in the concentration of healthcare facilities in one area, correct?

Yes, I guess Houstonians thought that it would be silly to have one of the best medial centers in the world, yet have so many people without access to it.

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Yes, I guess Houstonians thought that it would be silly to have one of the best medial centers in the world, yet have so many people without access to it.

Wait but I thought all "red states" had horrible healthcare and everyone is poor , toothless and/or addicted to opioids ..

[beb0p]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Wait but I thought all "red states" had horrible healthcare and everyone is poor , toothless and/or addicted to opioids ..

You are confusing liberals with Donald Trump.

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[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Wait but I thought all "red states" had horrible healthcare and everyone is poor , toothless and/or addicted to opioids ..

The whole "blue state"/"red state" labels are getting annoying from both sides. Thats like saying California and Illinois are the same and Texas and Mississippi are the same.

[radiolibre99]

Bingo, Harris County itself is strongly Democratic. Yet, I think there is a bit of a divide between a Harris County and Travis County. I think Travis has a different approach to its liberalism than Harris. The former seems to me to be more focused on zoning and constructing the city, less on social services. At least that's my opinion. Houston could care less about banning plastic bags or NIMBYism.

[radiolibre99]

Wait, here is something I've never asked before. Why don't most major cities have a comprehensive county health care system much like Harris? It's not perfect or a substitute for universal health care, but it offers a lot of relief. I think it might also have to do with the charity of a lot of the local private hospitals too which provide funding for free services depending on the area of research. So I guess it does help to have one of the largest and most extensive health care centers in the world.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by P-45

That's because the biggest divide is not between states. It's between rural and urban areas. I can assure you that the average person in Los Angeles and Houston is much more similar politically than Houston and Tyler.

However, due to how the electoral college works, red state/blue state is how the division is made.

This 1000%

[radiolibre99]

I see barely a hair of a difference between Angelenos and Houstonians honestly. Then again, I can see the similarities between the burbs too, Katy, Ft. Bend and the OC. So yeah it probably is a rural/burban and city thing.