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I think it makes these cities more libertarian not literally but philosophically.
States that have lower state taxes and a pro business climate whereas the growth cities have a more progressive mindset.
Austin would be a good example. A good balance IMHO.
Austin is the capital city of the 2nd largest state (pop) in the USA. They benefit greatly by taxation on the rest of Texas. It's an advantage that most cities do not have.
In the DFW area, at least, the vast majority of the growth is in the ultra-conservative suburbs - not Dallas. Conservatives rule the rural and suburban areas, Democrats rule the cities (except Ft. Worth) which would be great for Democrats if it weren't a fact that Texas is a rural and suburban state. Texas will continue to look like little islands of blue surrounded by a sea of red. And the red is more than tumbleweeds and cows - it's where the majority of Texans live.
Texas will continue to grow and gain electoral votes, but it won't turn purple or blue for a very long time, if ever.
I'm sure this has been said already but I'll say it again. I voted for Trump but am more moderate than anything. I don't agree with everything he does, on the other hand I disagree with a lot of liberal snowflakes.
All that said, this site uses percentages to get their data. It's easy for something small to grow faster than it is for something huge to grow faster.
Compare EXPI, a small, growing online realtor with a market cap under a billion dollars that I own, bought at $3.50 last summer and again at $11 a couple months ago, and used in the stock picking contest in the investing section, with Google, one of the largest market cap companies that trades.
Which one do you think will have an easier time growing faster percentagewise? Which one is more popular? I thought so. Better they use raw numbers and not percentages to come up with this data. It might paint a different picture as to who is actually more popular versus who is growing faster. Again I'm not promoting conservatives or liberals here, but the actual facts.
And that's unlikely. Why? Because conservative ideals are slowly going the way of the dinosaurs. People are realizing the reality of climate change, they are becoming less religious, they are becoming more humane toward animals and more humane toward humans.
I agree on all this but the last... Where on earth have people been more humane to other humans lately? Seems like to me its worsening lately unfortunately in that regard.. Sure we dont have slavery now and concentration camps.. But it seems like to me people and common courtesy is slowly getting worse in time for various reasons
Sorry I offended your liberal ideals. Vast majority of the cities listed are in red states. You can try to spin it anyway you want because you don't like that obvious fact but it does not change what it is.
My bigger point which was subtle and something you obviously missed is migration to red states will have future impacts on the EC as well as the house as long as those states stay red.
No argument? Call the other person a conservative or a liberal.
Additional analytical error:
-Trying to bootstrap "fast growth" in specified areas as proof that there is broader migration to the entire state. Aka data cherry picking to draw a broader conclusion.
If you actually want to learn how to better use statistics and analyze things do a search on my name and you will find my thorough debunking of the "red states are takers" meme that is also a pile of steaming poop. I probably got called a right winger in that thread somewhere.
I point out a host of errors including economic related concepts.
But don't worry, I have full faith that you will probably start making those here as well.
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