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There are a lot of people with means who move to southern states in their retirement years because of the low tax rates and cheap land prices.
So the census numbers are misleading, its not the taxation policy or the economic policy of the state that is holding people back in these areas. I come from a home town of about 20,000 people. But a major plant shut down and the city is slowly dying. Thats in Western Tennessee. It has nothing to do with the people, or the states economic policy.
As if they expect all lower income people to vote for welfare. Maybe one of the other issues is important to those people and they prefer the Republican stance on it? I mean, come on, get a clue. It's not rocket science. Can you not comprehend that not everyone votes for the most government handouts they can get?
Liberals will never understand why even many poor people are adverse to stealing, even when the government does it for them.
Liberals will never understand why even many poor people are adverse to stealing, even when the government does it for them.
No, I don't think you understand. Most people in these poor areas who are poor are still using government programs. They aren't adverse to using social programs.
There are a lot of people with means who move to southern states in their retirement years because of the low tax rates and cheap land prices.
So the census numbers are misleading, its not the taxation policy or the economic policy of the state that is holding people back in these areas. I come from a home town of about 20,000 people. But a major plant shut down and the city is slowly dying. Thats in Western Tennessee. It has nothing to do with the people, or the states economic policy.
That is true. Many fixed income folks move to lower cost states when they retire.
But you will always have those with an agenda taking the numbers as they are, without any analysis, and using it for political gain.
I'm not going to vote for the party that promotes a "fairness doctrine" to control what shows can be on radio.
I'm not defending a "fairness doctrine" to control what shows can be on radio, but I'd love to know who or what you believe should control what shows should be on radio (or TV).
There are a lot of people with means who move to southern states in their retirement years because of the low tax rates and cheap land prices.
So the census numbers are misleading, its not the taxation policy or the economic policy of the state that is holding people back in these areas. I come from a home town of about 20,000 people. But a major plant shut down and the city is slowly dying. Thats in Western Tennessee. It has nothing to do with the people, or the states economic policy.
Welcome to the South! Why pay taxes when we have our poor people do it for you!
Harris county TX is where Houston is, a very liberal city.
Houston is an interesting and special case due to it's prevalence of HOA and deed restrictions, plus its remarkable avoidance of the zoning practices typical virtually all across America. (And an excellent example of the private sector accomplishing what homeowners have government to do for them elsewhere.)
HOA + deed restrictions = affluent people have greater ability to segregate themselkves from poor people, i.e. if you don't allow apartments or rentals of any type, you'll pretty much keep out the riff raff.
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