Raising the sales tax to provide property tax relief (Howe: to rent, homes)

[NP78]

Originally Posted by Johnhw2

What kind of job opportunities in Tennessee? Take a look at Nashville, it is booming like Dallas and Houston in their heyday.I know of no other place which has all these, scenic rolling large hills, great jobs and growing rapidly in the IT area, low cost of living and nice friendly people.

It is the current mecca for my money.

Nashville is great (would choose it over Dallas any day if I had the option), but the COL in Nashville metro is very similar to DFW (I think median home price is almost exactly the same now).

[SciFiNerd1]

Originally Posted by NP78

Nashville is great (would choose it over Dallas any day if I had the option), but the COL in Nashville metro is very similar to DFW (I think median home price is almost exactly the same now).

After living in both states, I agree that Tennessee is a truly beautiful state but many of us find Texas to be more interesting overall. There are always events happening everywhere and all big cities are within 4 hours if we want something different. There is also Texas Gulf Coast if you know where good clean beaches are.

I also find Texans friendlier as more open to invite people into their social life. Yes, Tennesseans are friendly too but very clannish. It is harder to break into the social circles.

Both are great places to live so you can't go wrong with either one.

[Cd225]

Most of us Americans don’t live in the nicest city in the country. Most of us live where we grew up.

[Sunbather]

Originally Posted by Cd225

Most of us Americans don’t live in the nicest city in the country. Most of us live where we grew up.

While that may be true for the majority, things have changed a lot. Last I saw, Dallas was almost 50% (if not more by now) transplants. Furthermore, like me, most of my friends in the last few places I have lived were not from the city we were all living in. I feel people move a lot more frequently for various reasons these days than the previous generation: family, jobs, cost of living, simply to experience different things.

[Cd225]

Originally Posted by Sunbather

While that may be true for the majority, things have changed a lot. Last I saw, Dallas was almost 50% (if not more by now) transplants. Furthermore, like me, most of my friends in the last few places I have lived were not from the city we were all living in. I feel people move a lot more frequently for various reasons these days than the previous generation: family, jobs, cost of living, simply to experience different things.

I suppose it depends on what we call a transplant. Is someone who is raised in Lindale and moves to Dallas a transplant?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...up-family.html

[AlterEgo42]

Originally Posted by Cd225

Decriminalized marijuana is one thing, but are Texans really ready for legalized recreational marijuana? That’s a hard one for me to wrap my mind around.

Why? What makes it hard to grasp?

Do you have a hard time grasping bars, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, pharmacies?

[Cd225]

Originally Posted by AlterEgo42

Why? What makes it hard to grasp?

Do you have a hard time grasping bars, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, pharmacies?

I don’t know what you mean by that last question, but I’ll answer the first. A large portion of the voters and people in power in Texas lean to the conservative and religious side. Those are not the personalities that I associate with the looser and more progressive thinking that goes on elsewhere. Your reaction seems like overkill for what I said. Or am I misunderstanding you?

[Johnhw2]

Originally Posted by NP78

Nashville is great (would choose it over Dallas any day if I had the option), but the COL in Nashville metro is very similar to DFW (I think median home price is almost exactly the same now).

The cost of living in Williamson Country and Nashville proper may be similar to the good parts of DFW but there are great suburbs where it is lower. Do not dismiss it out of hand as you are doing. I think it is a better option then DFW if someone has options of both location's due to retirement like me.

Do not underestimate Nashville. They have more than IT, Google is locating 5k jobs there of an avg $150 k avg salary for Amazon with a medical focused new initiative. An alliance Bernstein investment firm from NYC has moving there HQ there.. 1k jobs average pay 15% higher than amazon. They are the best new job city I know

[cityfolk89]

Originally Posted by f4shionablecha0s

It drives me crazy when people start saying "as a homeowner" when talking about the property tax. Renters pay property tax. It's imputed into their rent. There is no difference between homeowners and renters in this regard.

There is one flaw in your assumption. Trickle down economics has proven itself to be ineffective. Unlikely landlords would pass on savings to renters, and even if they did (to be competitive), it would take forever to play out.

Also, I would greatly benefit from reduced property taxes. I am still against it. We need to stop systematically reducing taxes on the well off and recouping from the poor, that is insane.

[mSooner]

Nashville is great (would choose it over Dallas any day if I had the option), but the COL in Nashville metro is very similar to DFW (I think median home price is almost exactly the same now).

TN is beautiful. We may end up out there next summer, but not Nashville. Too much like DFW for our tastes (though definitely prettier). We find Memphis gross, but Knoxville and Chattanooga are awesome--definitely not as many jobs in those places though.