Houston. It's Worth It (Fort Worth, Baytown: leases, credit, tax)

[AK123]

Originally Posted by AK123

The cookie-cutter he refers to is Sugar Land. Maybe he's mad it made #3 in the country on a recent "best places" list...

Originally Posted by KerrTown

I'd rather live in Naperville (#2) or Aurora--the larger city next to it (and second largest city in Illinois after Chicago!). The Metra to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers along that beautiful lakeshore is the tie-breaker here.

Good for you. Nice places, but I wouldn't want to deal with those winters.

[Wysiwyg]

Originally Posted by bamba_boy

I'll tell you why "it's worth it" to live in Houston. Two days before Christmas I went out for a walk at work in downtown Houston to get some tickets at Toyota Center (unfortunately the concert was sold out - 18000 tickets sold (and it's a two show event) during this recession says something about the economy here), and after a couple of "just awful (for the natives)" days with highs in the upper 40's I ended up walking over there and back with my jacket off and just wearing my short-sleeved golf shirt. I check the NOAA website when I got back and it's 72 degrees F with a 15 mph delightful south breeze from the Gulf of Mexico. Even though we don't have mountains like Denver or not quite the culture of New York, I think I'm fine staying right where I am!

well if your city is more popular then more bands/events will come to it then not everyone would be able to attend all of them so you actually have a bigger chance of getting tickets for yourself for the event you chose to go to out of several, instead of just one.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by Wysiwyg

hmmm some houstonians are sounding merry and open minded today.

I only have the issues with people who come on here insisting there's no way they can make themselves happy here. If that's the case, I'd just as soon have them leave.

You don't have to pretend this place is the be all, end all. Respect given is respect earned, in any case. You come in here with the wrong attitude - i.e. "everything should be like it is where I came from" "you have problems because you're majority (xxx)" "this place sucks because it's in Texas and Texas sucks" - what else would you expect in return?

If you want things to be like where you came from, why'd you leave in the first place?

[Synopsis]

Sorry, a slogan that says "It's worth it" about any city kind of implies that the city isn't that great don't you think?

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Sorry, a slogan that says "It's worth it" about any city kind of implies that the city isn't that great don't you think?

I think "great" is sort of a subjective thing when it comes to a city.

I never thought this was intended to be taken all that seriously. houstoner touched on that earlier.

[Wysiwyg]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Sorry, a slogan that says "It's worth it" about any city kind of implies that the city isn't that great don't you think?

its very similar to 'Have you driven a Ford lately.' It's triggers curiosity 'what? why? what am I missing? did that sleeping giant wake up and clean up already?'
well atleast we all agree the slogan needs a redo and if this publisher want to go mainstream he's going to need a marketing group.

I like California's '(snow/surf) board meetings, pencil and paper' in their ad. Houston need to be able to poke itself on its 'working city<->suburb' image in a humurous way. on this topic, Houstonians are the most uptight and need to loosen up. and stop saying you dont care. image is everything

[Angel713]

Originally Posted by jfre81

Easy there. It's perfectly OK to enjoy another city.

Everything he/she posts somehow ties into Chicago.

Originally Posted by jluke65780

One minute your downplaying Houston than the next your acting like the "typical?" houstonian....you confuse me.

Downplaying Houston? I never downplay Houston. There is a difference between telling the truth, and outright spreading out false things about the city.

[texas7]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

Sorry, a slogan that says "It's worth it" about any city kind of implies that the city isn't that great don't you think?

Well being from Dallas - voids the opinion don't you think? Hard to make a blanket statement or opinion about a city that you don't live in and visiting alone isn't enough to count. I certainly couldn't make an informed opinion about what it would be like to live in Ft. Worth/Dallas based on my visits.

[cjester]

Houston has got to be worth it, because no one came even close to matching Houston's dynamic Job creation. Many believe that the U.S.economy has already hit bottom so it will be even more extraordinary next year.

The following are the 100 biggest labor markets in America, ranked according to raw change in private-sector employment between November 2007 and November 2008:

1. Houston, up 42,400 jobs

2. Dallas-Fort Worth, up 35,100 jobs

3. Washington, up 15,600 jobs

4. San Antonio, up 11,700 jobs

5. Seattle, up 9,900 jobs

6. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, up 9,100 jobs

7. Oklahoma City, up 8,100 jobs

8. New Orleans, up 7,200 jobs

9. McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, up 6,700 jobs

10. Austin, up 6,200 jobs

11. Boston, up 4,600 jobs

11. Raleigh, up 4,600 jobs

13. El Paso, Texas, up 4,100 jobs

14. Hartford, up 3,600 jobs

15. Columbus, up 2,900 jobs

16. Baton Rouge, La., up 2,800 jobs

17. Bakersfield, Calif., up 2,000 jobs

18. Omaha, up 1,100 jobs

19. Youngstown, Ohio, up 500 jobs

20. New Haven, Conn., up 300 jobs

21. Des Moines, Iowa, up 200 jobs

22. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., no change

23. Greensboro, down 100 jobs

24. Baltimore, down 200 jobs

25. Albany, down 500 jobs

25. Syracuse, N.Y., down 500 jobs

25. Tulsa, down 500 jobs

28. Little Rock, Ark., down 1,000 jobs

28. Modesto, Calif., down 1,000 jobs

28. Pittsburgh, down 1,000 jobs

31. Wichita, Kans., down 1,300 jobs

32. Greenville, S.C., down 1,600 jobs

33. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa., down 1,700 jobs

34. Portland, Maine, down 1,900 jobs

35. Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn., down 2,000 jobs

36. Chattanooga, Tenn., down 2,300 jobs

37. Birmingham, down 2,400 jobs

37. Springfield, Mass., down 2,400 jobs

39. Akron, Ohio, down 2,500 jobs

39. Jackson, Miss., down 2,500 jobs

41. Charlotte, down 2,600 jobs

41. Grand Rapids, down 2,600 jobs

41. Stockton, Calif., down 2,600 jobs

44. Ogden, Utah, down 2,800 jobs

45. Daytona Beach, Fla., down 3,000 jobs

45. Fresno, Calif., down 3,000 jobs

47. Knoxville, Tenn., down 3,200 jobs

48. Worcester, Mass., down 3,300 jobs

49. Allentown-Bethlehem, Pa., down 3,400 jobs

49. Indianapolis, down 3,400 jobs

51. Harrisburg, Pa., down 3,500 jobs

52. Madison, Wis., down 3,600 jobs

53. Albuquerque, down 3,700 jobs

54. Colorado Springs, down 4,000 jobs

55. Charleston, S.C., down 4,100 jobs

55. Richmond, down 4,100 jobs

57. Rochester, N.Y., down 4,200 jobs

58. Augusta, Ga., down 4,300 jobs

59. Lakeland, Fla., down 4,600 jobs

60. Buffalo, down 4,700 jobs

61. Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla., down 4,800 jobs

62. Cincinnati, down 5,000 jobs

63. Honolulu, down 6,000 jobs

64. Columbia, S.C., down 6,100 jobs

64. Denver, down 6,100 jobs

66. Salt Lake City, down 6,400 jobs

67. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, Calif., down 6,500 jobs

68. Dayton, down 6,700 jobs

69. Nashville, down 7,100 jobs

70. San Jose, down 7,300 jobs

70. Toledo, Ohio, down 7,300 jobs

72. Orlando, down 7,600 jobs

73. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., down 9,200 jobs

74. Las Vegas, down 9,600 jobs

75. Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., down 10,100 jobs

76. Jacksonville, down 10,700 jobs

77. Kansas City, down 11,000 jobs

78. Boise, Idaho, down 11,200 jobs

79. Cleveland, down 11,300 jobs

80. Milwaukee, down 12,400 jobs

81. Louisville, down 12,800 jobs

82. Memphis, down 13,600 jobs

83. St. Louis, down 14,200 jobs

84. Sacramento, down 14,900 jobs

85. Portland, Ore., down 15,500 jobs

86. Providence, down 16,600 jobs

86. Tucson, down 16,600 jobs

88. San Diego, down 17,500 jobs

89. Philadelphia, down 18,800 jobs

90. San Francisco-Oakland, down 21,100 jobs

91. Minneapolis-St. Paul, down 31,400 jobs

92. New York City, down 33,500 jobs

93. Chicago, down 33,600 jobs

93. Tampa-St. Petersburg, down 33,600 jobs

95. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., down 35,800 jobs

96. Phoenix, down 58,500 jobs

97. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, down 59,700 jobs

98. Los Angeles, down 60,700 jobs

99. Atlanta, down 66,100 jobs

100. Detroit, down 67,700 jobs

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

[EEstudent]

Originally Posted by cjester

Houston has got to be worth it, because no one came even close to matching Houston's dynamic Job creation. Many believe that the U.S.economy has already hit bottom so it will be even more extraordinary next year.

The following are the 100 biggest labor markets in America, ranked according to raw change in private-sector employment between November 2007 and November 2008:

I think this is what the slogan is intended for; Houston is worth it despite the many negatives; because of the job creation and career opportunities that are available, along with the relatively cheaper housing. Houston is worth putting up with because of these positives. Whereas other cities have many pleasing elements that come at a severe cost.