Another year, more California 'exes' are living in Texas

cawacko said:
The natural beauty (and weather) is like nowhere else. You can't beat it. And whether it's LA (for entertainment) or SF/Silicon Valley (for tech) young people from across the U.S. and the globe will continue to want to come here to, your point, make it big.

But among our many challenges, the cost of living is off the charts. We have the most wealth and highest poverty rate. A working class/middle class person has very limited chances to own a home. Teachers, first responders etc. not being able to live near where they work is a very real issue.
Having spent time in LA I can recall hearing the long time Angeleno's talk about the smog.
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My family is an example of people who DID move to North Texas....for ten years.
We moved BACK to Southern California (2014) after ten years down there.
 
ExpressLane said:
Wouldn't it be a better idea to retain your businesses and add more businesses?
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I'm not suggesting it's a good thing businesses leave. But some of the businesses that do are more legacy businesses and the one's that replace them are high growth start ups. In that scenario the state comes out ahead. But that isn't always the case of course.
 
cawacko said:
The natural beauty (and weather) is like nowhere else. You can't beat it. And whether it's LA (for entertainment) or SF/Silicon Valley (for tech) young people from across the U.S. and the globe will continue to want to come here to, your point, make it big.

But among our many challenges, the cost of living is off the charts. We have the most wealth and highest poverty rate. A working class/middle class person has very limited chances to own a home. Teachers, first responders etc. not being able to live near where they work is a very real issue.
Having spent time in LA I can recall hearing the long time Angeleno's talk about the smog.
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At some point the negatives start to outweigh the positives. I agree California is a beautiful state but liberal are destroying it.
 
ExpressLane said:
example?
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I look at firms like Oracle and Charles Schwab. In no way is it good that they left. But they are legacy businesses for whom the high cost of real estate hit their bottom line much harder than say a new ventured backed AI start up that will pay high rent, expects explosive growth etc. As long as new (successful) firms continue to form, the state can survive businesses leaving.

But on the whole, it's not a good thing so many businesses are leaving.
 
cawacko said:
I look at firms like Oracle and Charles Schwab. In no way is it good that they left. But they are legacy businesses for whom the high cost of real estate hit their bottom line much harder than say a new ventured backed AI start up that will pay high rent, expects explosive growth etc. As long as new (successful) firms continue to form, the state can survive businesses leaving.

But on the whole, it's not a good thing so many businesses are leaving.
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Again it would be better to retain your legacy businesses and add new growth too. Trying to say otherwise is just putting lipstick on a pig.
 
ExpressLane said:
At some point the negatives start to outweigh the positives. I agree California is a beautiful state but liberal are destroying it.
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The conservatives had control of California starting with Governor Reagan.
By the time the Republicans lost their majorities in The Golden State, we were on the verge of selling off schools, fire stations, public libraries, anything to shore up the bankruptcies.

"...but liberals are destroying it" my rosy red butt, do you even live in California?
If so, what area?
I live in East Los Angeles.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
The conservatives had control of California starting with Governor Reagan.
By the time the Republicans lost their majorities in The Golden State, we were on the verge of selling off schools, fire stations, public libraries, anything to shore up the bankruptcies.

"...but liberals are destroying it" my rosy red butt, do you even live in California?
If so, what area?
I live in East Los Angeles.
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Did you send Damocles his check?
 
ExpressLane said:
The hill country and Galveston. East Texas is pretty too.
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Hill Country and Galveston are wonderful but unless you're in real estate, oil and gas or cattle* (mostly dairy) or olive oil production there's not as much high paying work as some might want.
Galveston is almost pure tourist money, as it should be.

East Texas?
I made decent money shooting commercial spots there for a while, then the resort industry dried up.

 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
The conservatives had control of California starting with Governor Reagan.
By the time the Republicans lost their majorities in The Golden State, we were on the verge of selling off schools, fire stations, public libraries, anything to shore up the bankruptcies.

"...but liberals are destroying it" my rosy red butt, do you even live in California?
If so, what area?
I live in East Los Angeles.
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So there is hope for Republicans regaining power.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
Hill Country and Galveston are wonderful but unless you're in real estate, oil and gas or cattle* (mostly dairy) or olive oil production there's not as much high paying work as some might want.
Galveston is almost pure tourist money, as it should be.

East Texas?
I made decent money shooting commercial spots there for a while, then the resort industry dried up.

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I ran over a deer near Henderson Texas. Wiped out the front left fender and headlight.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
Hill Country and Galveston are wonderful but unless you're in real estate, oil and gas or cattle* (mostly dairy) or olive oil production there's not as much high paying work as some might want.
Galveston is almost pure tourist money, as it should be.

East Texas?
I made decent money shooting commercial spots there for a while, then the resort industry dried up.

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I have a beach home in Galveston. I had one on Crystal Beach Bolivar Peninsula but a hurricane bought it from me.
 
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