CHICAGO population grows 2%, remains 3rd largest city (Washington, El Paso: tax, live in)

[wase4711]

Originally Posted by lepoisson

I moved to Texas from Chicago and there's absolutely no way I would ever move back to Chicago from here. I honestly don't get how people tolerate some of the stuff that happens in Chicago. Perhaps they'ven ever lived anywhere else so they don't realize those things are abnormal.

this quote hits in on the head..if you dont know any better, you think its normal to see the criminal and political dystopia that now exists in chicagoland..

[Koji7]

Originally Posted by lepoisson

I moved to Texas from Chicago and there's absolutely no way I would ever move back to Chicago from here. I honestly don't get how people tolerate some of the stuff that happens in Chicago. Perhaps they'ven ever lived anywhere else so they don't realize those things are abnormal.

To give you an example of how well Texas works, yesterday I went to a gas station and the pump was malfunctioning. I reported it to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation and got a call from an inspector about an hour later. Meanwhile, in Illinois it took over 6mo for my FOID address to be changed and every time I called, I got no answer on the phone.


On a different topic, I think a lot of younger people from the Midwest want to live in Chicago. It makes sense. It's a cool city that's great for younger people.

It’s the same situation in NYC and about the young people it’s all about skyscrapers, density, restaurant selection and everything else. Priorities change and that’s not a bad thing.

[Don Cuccino]

Originally Posted by lepoisson

I moved to Texas from Chicago and there's absolutely no way I would ever move back to Chicago from here. I honestly don't get how people tolerate some of the stuff that happens in Chicago. Perhaps they'ven ever lived anywhere else so they don't realize those things are abnormal.

To give you an example of how well Texas works, yesterday I went to a gas station and the pump was malfunctioning. I reported it to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation and got a call from an inspector about an hour later. Meanwhile, in Illinois it took over 6mo for my FOID address to be changed and every time I called, I got no answer on the phone.


On a different topic, I think a lot of younger people from the Midwest want to live in Chicago. It makes sense. It's a cool city that's great for younger people.

People from every industrialized nation can't fathom people walking around in a grocery store or coffee shop with an AR15 slung over their shoulder. So yeah, you have a point about normalizing.

[nana053]

Originally Posted by lepoisson

I moved to Texas from Chicago and there's absolutely no way I would ever move back to Chicago from here. I honestly don't get how people tolerate some of the stuff that happens in Chicago. Perhaps they'ven ever lived anywhere else so they don't realize those things are abnormal.

To give you an example of how well Texas works, yesterday I went to a gas station and the pump was malfunctioning. I reported it to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation and got a call from an inspector about an hour later. Meanwhile, in Illinois it took over 6mo for my FOID address to be changed and every time I called, I got no answer on the phone.


On a different topic, I think a lot of younger people from the Midwest want to live in Chicago. It makes sense. It's a cool city that's great for younger people.

You are the opposite if me. I would move back in a hot second.

Texas has outsized power in deciding which textbooks students in the rest of the country see. Because the market is so large, Texas has used that power to promote conservative themes in history textbooks, de-emphasize evolution in science textbooks, and generally dumb things down.

Texas ranks first in percentage of uninsured children, fourtth in percentage of children living in poverty, first in percentage of population uninsured, first in percentage of non-elderly uninsured, 49th in percent of low Income population covered by Medicaid, 48th in percent of population with employer-based healthcare, 49th in per capita spending on Medicaid, and fourth in percent living below the poverty level. Oh, and Texas is almost always first in executions.

Texas ranks first in 1st in carbon dioxide emissions, volatile organic compounds released into the air, amount of toxic chemicals released into the water, amount of recognized cancer causing carcinogens released into the air, and amount of hazardous waste generated.

Texas has the fourth highest teen birth rate in America and are dead last in first-trimester prenatal care. 52 out of every 1,000 teens in Texas will give birth this year.

Texas is dead last in voter turnout and 48th in voter registration.

Texas has the 7th highest number of people living below the poverty line.

Only 17% of Texans have a bachelor's degree and a mere 8% have a graduate degree.

Texas has the fourth highest bankruptcy rate in the country.

Texas has brutal, sweltering summers that last anywhere from 5-7 months of the year

[wase4711]

yeah, no one wants to move to texas..

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/new...0other%20state.

[nana053]

Originally Posted by wase4711

yeah, no one wants to move to texas..

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/new...0other%20state.

I did not say that but it is the jobs they move for not the amenities in the state

[thefallensrvnge]

Originally Posted by lepoisson

I moved to Texas from Chicago and there's absolutely no way I would ever move back to Chicago from here. I honestly don't get how people tolerate some of the stuff that happens in Chicago. Perhaps they'ven ever lived anywhere else so they don't realize those things are abnormal.

To give you an example of how well Texas works, yesterday I went to a gas station and the pump was malfunctioning. I reported it to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation and got a call from an inspector about an hour later. Meanwhile, in Illinois it took over 6mo for my FOID address to be changed and every time I called, I got no answer on the phone.


On a different topic, I think a lot of younger people from the Midwest want to live in Chicago. It makes sense. It's a cool city that's great for younger people.

I guess it depends on what you can tolerate. I personally can't stand oppressively hot summers, endless suburban-style sprawl and car culture, poor walkability, hence Texas is not a great match.

I stay in Chicago because I love having public transit, the pre-war architecture, the history, and the city is still a solid place for opportunity. Plus the built urban environment, amenities combined with the cost of living in Chicago is hard to match in this country. And it's good to know the city is growing and other people are seeing the value of living here.

[BRU67]

Originally Posted by wase4711

yeah, no one wants to move to texas..

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/new...0other%20state.

A lot of movement to Texas, most of it from dark blue states like California , Illinois, and New York into major TX metros. That is why eventually, Texas was going to turn blue. Then it's gonna be like here, only hotter!

[wase4711]

Originally Posted by BRU67

A lot of movement to Texas, most of it from dark blue states like California , Illinois, and New York into major TX metros. That is why eventually, Texas was going to turn blue. Then it's gonna be like here, only hotter!

maybe in Austin/Dallas, and Houston, but the other areas of the state will never turn blue..

[Don Cuccino]

Originally Posted by wase4711

maybe in Austin/Dallas, and Houston, but the other areas of the state will never turn blue..

i think he means the state overall, as a whole. City metro area population outnumbers rural areas easily in just about every state.