congratulation Texas, takes top 5 spots for best places to find a job! (2009)

[killer2021]

In Depth: Best Big Cities For Jobs - Forbes.com

5: dallas
4: fort worth
3: san antonio
2: houston
1: austin

Thats what happens when you don't have a welfare state and you are business friendly.

[bluescreen73]

Far too business friendly on some fronts IMHO. We like raping our residents by selling our highways to foreign corporations. We also have some of the highest electric and insurance rates in the nation. But hey, that's just bein "business friendly."

[killer2021]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Far too business friendly on some fronts IMHO. We like raping our residents by selling our highways to foreign corporations. We also have some of the highest electric and insurance rates in the nation. But hey, that's just bein "business friendly."

sorry but if you don't have jobs you won't be able to buy any of that stuff.

If you don't like it shift your habits so you use less electricity and you use less insurance.

[desertsun41]

I dont think that is of any comfort to those who can not find employment.

We have so many people packing up their life to relocate here for work because there is none where they came from. And they are not finding work here either.

I feel like many of those relocatng here are less likely to be educated or skilled in any trade. Which means looking ahead into the future some - I see the Texas skilled labor pool shrinking. We have enough unskilled uneducated people here with all the illegals.

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by killer2021

sorry but if you don't have jobs you won't be able to buy any of that stuff.

If you don't like it shift your habits so you use less electricity and you use less insurance.

I'm curious, how exactly does one "use less" homeowner's and auto insurance?

Weren't we also promised that deregulation would be the panacea for electricity, and that competition would lower rates? Tell that to the folks at TXU who've consistently recorded record profits while maintaining electric rates that are 35% higher than they were before deregulation.

[calmdude]

Originally Posted by killer2021

In Depth: Best Big Cities For Jobs - Forbes.com

5: dallas
4: fort worth
3: san antonio
2: houston
1: austin

Thats what happens when you don't have a welfare state and you are business friendly.

Now if this can translate to TX property values rising quicker-than-usual 3-4% a year, I will be happier.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Far too business friendly on some fronts IMHO. We like raping our residents by selling our highways to foreign corporations. We also have some of the highest electric and insurance rates in the nation. But hey, that's just bein "business friendly."

The interesting thing: these Forbes reports come out every month or so and are always different. To me, they simple mean, if your state or city is on the list, you have bragging rights, but it means very little.

Nita

[Kibby]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Far too business friendly on some fronts IMHO. We like raping our residents by selling our highways to foreign corporations. We also have some of the highest electric and insurance rates in the nation. But hey, that's just bein "business friendly."

That's not "Texas", that's Rick Perry.

Texas is a lot more than Rick Perry - we will still be here long after he is out of office in Texas. We were independent and business friendly before Perry and it won't change when he is gone.