Schwab Leaves San Francisco for Texas

Post by scarface74 » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:50 PM UTC

sdnlafkjh34rw wrote: post #123

aphextron wrote: post #43

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>"Cheap real estate" And the highest property tax rate in the nation.

High property taxes are one of the most liberal policies of Texas. It's a progressive tax that is largely shouldered by rich landowners and the revenue form a large part of budget for public school systems. I'm not sure why people in California love our regressive Prop 13 tax rebates that largely benefit the wealthy and are a cause of huge budget deficits. Prop 13 is the most Republican policy we have in our state.

Post by Areading314 » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:51 PM UTC

pjg wrote: post #106

Am I the only one who thinks nobody is talking about the elephant in the room ? i.e. the cause and effect. Fintech companies like Robinhood have popularized the concept of (a) zero fee trading and (b) better UI/UX and just better service/offering on highly scalable platforms that allow them to introduce new products/services, which are virtually impossible for legacy providers like Schwab. Seems like that is the sing…

Post by sdnlafkjh34rw » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:52 PM UTC

driverdan wrote: post #19

nthomas wrote: post #7

Welcome to the Lone Star State! Cheap real estate and friendly folks. And BBQ, metric tons of BBQ...

Westlake does not have cheap real estate.

Post by nthomas » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:54 PM UTC

corodra wrote: post #55

jimmaswell wrote: post #32

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Friendly if you're the right political party and orientation, I hear.

Seriously, Texans in the cities may be redneck compared to the rest of the country, but holy fucking shit are they friendly as hell. If you suck in social situations, you will find plenty of extroverts that will gladly make you feel included in a group of strangers.

Post by big_chungus » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 5:54 PM UTC