Economy: California vs. Texas (employment, generation, Mexican, legal)
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Don't think it could be said any better. I was just thinking about that today. Also, the leadership has something to do with it. While California has an actor who happens to be married to a Kennedy, Texas benefits from the solid leadership of Gov. Rick Perry, a staunch conservative.
Is he the same guy who wants to secede? Hey, if he's successful, you guys could re-institute slavery and have zero unemployment!
As you can see, California, a state with liberal policies and high taxes and largely liberal population has higher unemployment rates, a massive exodus of their residents, and higher debt rates.
I left California largely because of the cost of living. It's insane. When I moved to Las Vegas, I rented a three bedroom house for less than I was paying for a one bedroom apartment in California...
When I moved, my girlfriend came with, as well as her two kids, her mother and one of her sisters. That's six people (consuming, paying taxes, etc) that left the state. Also leaving the state was my business, and the dollars that my California customers spend with it.
One thing not mentioned in the quoted portion of the article is that Texas has no personal income tax. In California, it can be as much as 10.3%, with most middle class earners paying between 6% and 9.3%. That's a pretty heavy burden, considering that it's on top of the federal income tax and the cost of living there is so high.
We're considering another move - primarily to get into a different time zone (we service customers nationwide and getting up as early as we do sucks ). Top on our list is Wyoming, and Texas is also in the running. Both have no personal income tax. Coincidence? Nope...
These Democratic run socialistic states, who follow our fearless federal leader, are on the way to bankruptcy......on the way to becoming beholden to the anointed one and the federal government. I say let these states go down the tubes to prove our point that you reap what you sow......Can't figure out what I'm saying....don't worry.....it's coming soon to a bankrupted country near you!!! God help this country!!!!
Exactly. If you want an example of what NOT to do, look at California. So...why we are doin' it is beyond me.
Wrong on both accounts! Mexico is part of NORTH America, just like the US and Canada.
My bad I always thought it was part central America, which is party of North America. Central America is the southern part of south America. Mexico isn't considered Central America though. Thanks for informing me.
My bad I always thought it was part central America, which is party of North America. Central America is the southern part of south America. Mexico isn't considered Central America though. Thanks for informing me.
You've still got it bas-akwards. Central America is between South and North America. Better still, go find a world atlas, CIA is a good place to begin.
California’s hop’n ya’ll’s gunna bail us out! Thanks in advance.
‘Stupid should hurt’ doesn’t seem to register on the radar. You’d think that Californians, of all people, would understand the concept of Darwinism.
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). Top on our list is Wyoming, and Texas is also in the running. Both have no personal income tax. Coincidence? Nope...
