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The weather and beach sectors are leaving California for Texas! Most of the high profile weather & beach companies already had a large manufacturing presence / HQ in Texas to begin with due to the cheap land and taxes.
The weather and beach sectors are leaving California for Texas! Most of the high profile weather & beach companies already had a large manufacturing presence / HQ in Texas to begin with due to the cheap land and taxes.
The weather and beach sectors are leaving California for Texas! Most of the high profile weather & beach companies already had a large manufacturing presence / HQ in Texas to begin with due to the cheap land and taxes.
Damn, what's next? The mountains? Will Rick Perry come and bend over for our mountains? We just can't win!
I don't think anyone in CA is under the impression that they can coast on weather and beaches. But having the world media/entertainment capital and the world technology/software capital in the same state certainly helps. There's a reason that California is the 8th largest economy in the world while Texas is 14th, even with California's higher taxes, stricter regulation and much larger social safety net.
Toyota obviously saw more of a future in Texas than California.
Many companies are leaving that state left & right for Texas because of high taxes & ultra strict, liberal laws. You can hardly do anything out there without the government getting involved & shutting you down if you don't comply.
If your eyes burn from a Siracha plant move somewhere else.
There are some people here that say that they can't be paid to live somewhere. But lets be real for most of us: how much of a salary would it take for you to accept living somewhere?
For Texas, if I was making $60,000 and above, I'd move there and save in a heartbeat
For California, if I were making $75,000 and above, I'd move there in a heartbeat.
I've saved money off a $35,000/year job and really don't require that many material things to live, nor do I have kids. So take that into consideration
There are some people here that say that they can't be paid to live somewhere. But lets be real for most of us: how much of a salary would it take for you to accept living somewhere?
For Texas, if I was making $60,000 and above, I'd move there and save in a heartbeat
For California, if I were making $75,000 and above, I'd move there in a heartbeat.
I've saved money off a $35,000/year job and really don't require that many material things to live, nor do I have kids. So take that into consideration
It just feels like downgrading and going backwards though to move from California to Texas. Sure, I'd likely save more money and easily be able to buy a house, but then what? It wouldn't be in California.
It would be like winning a championship in the Canadian football league rather than winning the Super Bowl in the NFL. It's just not the same.
It just feels like downgrading and going backwards though to move from California to Texas. Sure, I'd likely save more money and easily be able to buy a house, but then what? It wouldn't be in California.
It would be like winning a championship in the Canadian football league rather than winning the Super Bowl in the NFL. It's just not the same.
I dunno though, I'm just wondering what people's lifestyles are really. People generally have a problem with keeping any liquid assets and usually tie up their incomes into things that typically depreciate or are disposable.
I live in a pretty expensive area, and found my lifestyle to be just fine even on a shoestring budget. This is counting rent, utilities, car insurance, etc. Sure I wasn't able to go out and go to shows every week and take my dates out to 5 star restaurants all the time, but I'm really wondering what people actually spend their money on.
California feels like it would be rent-expensive. Utilities seem to be cheaper since the weather is year round doesn't give high utility bills, the state income tax is sort of high, but not crippling, and the outdoors typically is free.
California is awesome if you can swing it. Economically, it's more diverse and powerful. There's more brainpower in CA. The economy is built on innovation. Texas is a leader in it's region, but not on California's level.
California is awesome if you can swing it. Economically, it's more diverse and powerful. There's more brainpower in CA. The economy is built on innovation. Texas is a leader in it's region, but not on California's level.
I would say it is the leader in its region. But you are right. It's behind California. Texas could learn some things from California when it comes to innovation.
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