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Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

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Re: Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

#11

Post by water-data-dude »

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.

Re: Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

#13

Post by testing22321 »

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.

Same thoughts as the father of a young girl.

I don’t want her to have less rights.

Re: Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

#15

Post by jleyank »

testing22321 wrote: post #13
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.

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.

Re: Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

#16

Post by cyanydeez »

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.

Re: Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

#20

Post by moomoo11 »

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

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