Advise for moving to Texas from southern CA (getting away from liberal ways) (Post: how much, disposal)

[Lacyserrao]

Originally Posted by Mistigris

I don't understand. I thought political threads were not allowed on here. A thread I started about a report I'd read that the new budget proposal from Trump would make it impossible to deduct property tax from federal income tax was deleted by the moderator, telling me it was inappropriate. This OP's thread is flagrantly purely political, very little interest in actually moving to Austin and solely in promoting right-wing politics.

So only right-wing political threads are allowed on here? Shouldn't they be in the Politics Forum? Thanks for the clarification, I'm confused.

Hi there! I have to ask, do you truly think I was so bored one day that I decided to create a profile on here and post my question about a random city I never had any intention of living in? I don't have that much time on my hands nor is that how I like to spend my free time. Politics is a huge reason on why we want to leave California so I think it is fair to ask how potlicial a potential new home city would be. Obviously the thread got away from my initial question but I didn't post on here to "promote my right wing politics" - that's what Facebook is for (jk).

Anyway, thanks again to everyone who is still posting their input- I have still been reading and following along.

Good day!

[jgn2013]

There are positives and negatives to living in an uber liberal....and an uber conservative state. "Conservative" Californians aren't really conservative in the southern sense of the word. You're probably a centrist in most other parts of the country including here.

Welcome to Texas, but you may be biting off a little more than you can chew.

Also a lot of posters are remarking how Dallas is more conservative than Austin. Dallas proper (not DFW or all the surrounding suburbs) isn't all that conservative. Big hair and plastic surgery aside, Dallas is fairly liberal but not in the hippie way that Austin is. Dallas' liberal power brokers are black/Latino and old-money Jews from the center of the city. Austin seems more like Portland or Seattle where it's mostly young white people. They vote the same but not for the same reasons.

[DTXman34]

Originally Posted by jgn2013

Also a lot of posters are remarking how Dallas is more conservative than Austin. Dallas proper (not DFW or all the surrounding suburbs) isn't all that conservative. Big hair and plastic surgery aside, Dallas is fairly liberal but not in the hippie way that Austin is. Dallas' liberal power brokers are black/Latino and old-money Jews from the center of the city. Austin seems more like Portland or Seattle where it's mostly young white people. They vote the same but not for the same reasons.

Partly true. Dallas may not have a lot of hippies (and frankly, neither does Austin anymore), but it has quite a few young professionals, hipsters, yuccies (yuppie/hipster hybrid), etc. Definitely a large Millennial population that tends to be more socially liberal or "live and let live." Certain Dallas neighborhoods have more of a Portland vibe (e.g. North Oak Cliff) while others are more upscale (e.g. Uptown/Victory Park). Oak Lawn is one of the more vibrant LGBT neighborhoods in the nation. Most vibrant in Texas, hands down. Most people on here don't know Dallas at all.

[jgn2013]

Originally Posted by DTXman34

Partly true. Dallas may not have a lot of hippies (and frankly, neither does Austin anymore), but it has quite a few young professionals, hipsters, yuccies (yuppie/hipster hybrid), etc. Definitely a large Millennial population that tends to be more socially liberal or "live and let live." Certain Dallas neighborhoods have more of a Portland vibe (e.g. North Oak Cliff) while others are more upscale (e.g. Uptown/Victory Park). Oak Lawn is one of the more vibrant LGBT neighborhoods in the nation. Most vibrant in Texas, hands down. Most people on here don't know Dallas at all.

I honestly think people imagine Jerry Jones from the Cowboys and J.R. Ewing from 'Dallas' fame and think that's what the city is about.

There are plenty of those types of men here but their focus is business and real estate more than straight politics. They are fiscal conservatives more than hardcore social conservatives.

[unihills]

Originally Posted by eirenecat

Uhhhhh, there is no part of Hutto that is "20 minutes from downtown Austin."

Yeah, that was a fairly ludicrous assertion. 28 mile drive in 20 minutes, right.

[Shredding_Gnar78]

Oh, hey Texas. Have some of these!

California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in | The Sacramento Bee

California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in

[mrwumpus]

Originally Posted by Shredding_Gnar78

Oh, hey Texas. Have some of these!

California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in | The Sacramento Bee

California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in

To be fair, "poor" in Orange County, CA recently was defined as earning less than $84k per household.

[Shredding_Gnar78]

Originally Posted by mrwumpus

To be fair, "poor" in Orange County, CA recently was defined as earning less than $84k per household.

it's true! not just the housing... groceries, gas, entertainment. simple things at HEB that are $1 are $2 here. Yet the job market doesn't compensate for most occupations.

[Lacyserrao]

Originally Posted by Shredding_Gnar78

Oh, hey Texas. Have some of these!

California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in | The Sacramento Bee

California exports its poor to Texas, other states, while wealthier people move in

My boyfriend and I make about $120,000 per year combined - still too expensive to be here.

[Ex New Yorker]

Originally Posted by Lacyserrao

My boyfriend and I make about $120,000 per year combined - still too expensive to be here.

As long as Democrats keep getting elected, don't expect that to change anytime soon. Just recently I've heard that California is going to provide single payer health care for every man, woman and child who resides in the state including the all of the illegal invaders. The cost will be over 400 billion dollars anually which is more than double the entire state budget of 192 billion.

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