Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

Post by gigatexal » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC

jleyank wrote: post #15

testing22321 wrote: post #13

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Same thoughts as the father of a young girl. I don’t want her to have less rights.

Some folks find Howdy Arabia to be a pleasant, rewarding place to live. To me, I think roughly half of the US working population would dispute this, as they would dispute a discussion of any other place. It's just that the disputants change based on where you're talking about. It's warm. It's dry, and there's some evidence the power system isn't up to the task. Their call.

Post by jleyank » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC

gigatexal wrote: post #21

jleyank wrote: post #15

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Some folks find Howdy Arabia to be a pleasant, rewarding place to live. To me, I think roughly half of the US working population would dispute this, as they would dispute a discussion of any other place. It's just that the disputants change based on where you're talking about. It's warm. It's dry, and there's some evidence the power system isn't up to the task. Their call.

"Howdy Arabia" is gold. I legit laughed out loud. I'd much rather companies that incorporated in Delaware than the Wild West that is Texas: I want to have peace of mind knowing the company is not trying to get away with shady stuff like Elon is with his companies.

Post by QuercusMax » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC

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And have increased their standing to the world’s fourth largest economy. Absolutely terrible.

You have to understand that to a conservative, living in CA feels like dying. It's a feeling of constant intense psychic pain.

Post by sbmthakur » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC

moomoo11 wrote: post #20

water-data-dude wrote: post #11

As a gay dude I will never take a job in Texas. Companies may enjoy the lax regulatory environment and favorable tax laws, but there are many bright people who - for one of a NUMBER of reasons - will never move there. It is repressive and frightening. Who knows if that will be enough to move the needle on any of this, but companies aren't just buildings and incorporation paperwork, they're also the people.

california forever i hope the right people and companies leave and go deal with high humidity and heat waves

Post by MAustriaGA » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC

cyanydeez wrote: post #16

water-data-dude wrote: post #11

As a gay dude I will never take a job in Texas. Companies may enjoy the lax regulatory environment and favorable tax laws, but there are many bright people who - for one of a NUMBER of reasons - will never move there. It is repressive and frightening. Who knows if that will be enough to move the needle on any of this, but companies aren't just buildings and incorporation paperwork, they're also the people.

as a normal human being who enjoys social safety nets and don't want to shut down local pools just because black people are allowed in them, I also don't like texas.