Texas

framer · PostDec 12, 2020#12020-12-12T19:30+00:00

Just in the last week, both Hewlett Packard and Oracle announced that they are moving their corporate headquarters from California to Texas. They join an ever-growing list of businesses moving there from all parts of the country. The population of Texas is growing at an insane rate, while that of California seems to have peaked. It seems inevitable that Texas will become the most populous state in the U.S. in the not-too-distant future.

Their pro-business policies are clearly working. People and business aren't even phased by such things as their silly attempts to overturn the election. So what makes Texas so popular, and what can we learn from them?

sc4mayor · PostDec 12, 2020#22020-12-12T19:41+00:00

^ Also worth mentioning that both of those companies are keeping a massive workforce in California.

I don’t really see what Missouri can learn. Our state level politicians have tried everything those same Texas politicians have done. Low taxes, deregulation, etc. Still ain’t working. Texas has a massive, multi-billion energy industry that fills its coffers year after year...they have at least 3 of the nations largest cities (with several other big ones) with massive population growth (being in the sunbelt doesn’t hurt either).

Missouri is never gonna have any of those things. We’re just not. Doesn’t matter how much we keep bending ourselves over in the low tax game...doesn’t matter how many rights we take away from our workers. That kind of growth isn’t coming here.

quincunx · PostDec 12, 2020#32020-12-12T20:32+00:00

California's population might go up faster if they'd allow more housing to be built. They also have high state income taxes because of Prop 13 keeping property taxes low for many.
Texas has oil money to make up for lack of an income tax.

pattimagee · PostDec 12, 2020#42020-12-12T20:59+00:00

Technically we 'kind of' are getting some of those jobs - hopefully it continues with a full exodus of Square to STL. If we somehow are able to get one more HQ, (ex.Twitter) I'd say we'll have got our fair share of tech leaving Cali.

wabash · PostDec 12, 2020#52020-12-12T22:05+00:00

I guess having the 2nd lowest corporate tax rate (4% - behind only North Carolina), 2nd lowest gas tax (17.4 cents a gallon - behind only Alaska), and by far lowest cigarette tax (17 cents a pack) isn't attracting people or companies in droves.

Although the cut in the corporate tax rate from 6.25% to 4% was only implemented in January.

dbInSouthCity · PostDec 12, 2020#62020-12-12T23:53+00:00

So Austin cutting their police budget by 33% over the summer didnt stop companies from moving there?

urban_dilettante · PostDec 13, 2020#72020-12-13T00:40+00:00

^ Austin's murder rate is also about 4 to 5 times lower than St. Louis'. just sayin'.

framer · PostApr 21, 2023#82023-04-21T17:50+00:00

Meanwhile, the Texas legislature is trying to pass a requirement that the Ten Commandments be posted in all public grade schools. I don't see how that could possibly be legal, but there you go.

quincunx · PostJul 25, 2024#92024-07-25T19:50+00:00

Sorry to pass along bad news.

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addxb2 · PostJul 25, 2024#102024-07-25T19:53+00:00

Any shred of context orrrrr

goat314 · PostJul 25, 2024#112024-07-25T23:57+00:00

addxb2 wrote: ↑
Jul 25, 2024
Any shred of context orrrrr

My thoughts exactly

quincunx · PostJul 26, 2024#122024-07-26T00:43+00:00

A text I got soliciting a donation to Ted Cruz's campaign. Texas is collapsing under his watch, he doesn't know what to do about it, but should be reelected? Interesting pitch.

MarkHaversham · PostAug 01, 2024#132024-08-01T13:33+00:00

quincunx wrote: ↑
Jul 26, 2024
A text I got soliciting a donation to Ted Cruz's campaign. Texas is collapsing under his watch, he doesn't know what to do about it, but should be reelected? Interesting pitch.

That's a weird thing about modern politics in both parties: everyone seems to have the same "please reelect me to halt the collapse of whatever I'm already in charge of". Biden had the same pitch. This is what happens when material politics is replaced by identity politics i.e. team politics. Everything that is wrong is because we haven't fully exterminated the other team yet.

framer · PostAug 03, 2024#142024-08-03T01:40+00:00

Chevron is the latest company to announce that it's moving it's HQ from California to Texas (Houston).

Ebsy · PostAug 03, 2024#152024-08-03T05:53+00:00

Who cares?

quincunx · PostJul 06, 2025#162025-07-06T17:12+00:00

Looks like they had a flood warming dissemination problem worse than ours. Just terrible.

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