Current Events > Do you still want to move to Texas?

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I never wanted to move to Texas. I want to move to Washington state though.

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No, I already live in superior California.

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Don't mess with texas fuck no

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Lonestar2000 posted...

No, I already live in superior California.

The state everyone's leaving

Arizona is my goal. Only southwest State that didnt get pounded. Well besides Flagstaff I guess but who the fuck thinks about Flagstaff besides NAU students.

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Arizona is nice, but New Mexico is better

Chicago is cold af but nope, staying right here

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Rypt posted...

The state everyone's leaving

Their loss.

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Rypt posted...

Arizona is nice, but New Mexico is better

It's definitely a bit colder though. I don't know if there's a place in that state under 3k feet in elevation.

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Rypt posted...

Arizona is nice, but New Mexico is better

Thats my backup option lol. Maybe Nevada or Georgia too.

Hawaii would be nice but too expensive.

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Never wanted to.

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Too late, have lived here my whole life

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I would move to Texas but it's not cheaper than where I live lol

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Rypt posted...

The state everyone's leaving

According to the Census Bureau, CA during its worst years lost 1-3% of it's population annually. The state is big. Those numbers were big.

According to the Census Bureau, CA lost 0.18% or -69,532 people last year.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/23/new-york-population-decline-coronavirus-house-seats/4023477001/

I know redcaps and people in flyover states like the narrative, but there is no mass exodus.

Look at population related issues per capita, not raw numbers. Per capita provides context. Any number regarding California will be big.

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I've never wanted to move to Texas. The only other state I'd move to is New York.

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Um, it's pretty bad to be losing population at all honestly. You expect to see maybe a slowing of growth in a country like the US but losing population is a sign something is wrong imo

That said it's hardly due to anything like taxes or general regulations, it's specifically a housing issue

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brestugo posted...

I know redcaps and people in flyover states like the narrative, but there is no mass exodus.

They do it with Illinois too but it's just conservative fear-mongering at the end of the day. The situation in Illinois or California is really not as drastic as the rightists make it sound lol.

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Nah. When my family moved to Florida back in October 1985, I vowed never to move again (living in 7 different places before the age of 10 can take a toll on you - but such is the lot of the military brat).

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Never wanted to

Lonestar2000 posted...

Their loss.

if it were affordable i would already be there. you gotta make like 6 figures to live there

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I would move there depending on job opportunities

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pojr posted...

if it were affordable i would already be there. you gotta make like 6 figures to live there

i lived there and even in Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey, really close to the ocean and walking distance to Venice Beach / Santa Monica pier) and I wasn't making that kind of money at the time

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pure_temper posted...

i lived there and even in Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey, really close to the ocean and walking distance to Venice Beach / Santa Monica pier) and I wasn't making that kind of money at the time

i dont like roommates

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pojr posted...

i dont like roommates

but your contention was that you need to make 6 figures to live there, which just isn't true :)

but yes I did have room mates to avoid a long commute

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I live in the superior state of Arizona, but I have considered moving to San Antonio for work.

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pojr posted...

if it were affordable i would already be there. you gotta make like 6 figures to live there

Maybe if you want to live in downtown LA or San Francisco.

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with a decent paying job, I wouldn't mind living in El Paso.

Nice, dry, and hot most of the year and isn't chained to ERCOT.

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Balrog0 posted...

Um, it's pretty bad to be losing population at all honestly. You expect to see maybe a slowing of growth in a country like the US but losing population is a sign something is wrong imo

That said it's hardly due to anything like taxes or general regulations, it's specifically a housing issue

Well, that and people move for work reasons, move to care for parents, move to retire, etc.

I will say this about the work side in CA, if your occupation or company is closer to the 18th century than the 22nd century, you may find it tough. This state is R&D oriented.

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pure_temper posted...

but your contention was that you need to make 6 figures to live there, which just isn't true :)

but yes I did have room mates to avoid a long commute

i know. so it is possible, but it would suck having 3-4 roommates in your apartment. unless they're all really good friends or something

Lonestar2000 posted...

Maybe if you want to live in downtown LA or San Francisco.

isnt it expensive as hell everywhere in CA? i looked up Monterey CA and that wasn't much better. same with oakland, sacremento and surrounding areas. im sure the areas that are desert/away from where stuff is actually happening are OK though.

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wackyteen posted...

with a decent paying job, I wouldn't mind living in El Paso.

Nice, dry, and hot most of the year and isn't chained to ERCOT.

The food is good too. Been there about 5X for work.

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Illinois and Chicago have a transparently corrupt and shitty government and it gets more and more expensive living here, even though we're losing population rapidly

fuck Texas though lmao

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I'd probably enjoy it

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Fishstick posted...

+1

Is that his actual height and weight?

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brestugo posted...

Well, that and people move for work reasons, move to care for parents, move to retire, etc.

That's true every state, but most are gaining population. I mean california mostly has, too. This is the first time it's actually lost people afaik.

brestugo posted...

I will say this about the work side in CA, if your occupation or company is closer to the 18th century than the 22nd century, you may find it tough. This state is R&D oriented.

I'm from San Jose lool. My dad lost his job when the dotcom bubble burst (he installed cubicles for tech companies lool) and I've lived in Arkansas ever since.

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pure_temper posted...

i lived there and even in Los Angeles (Marina Del Rey, really close to the ocean and walking distance to Venice Beach / Santa Monica pier) and I wasn't making that kind of money at the time

MDR kind of exploded rent-wise because Inglewood is building 3 new stadiums - well 2 - the Rams stadium is done, but the Clippers are building one and the third one is just straight "multipurpose" for the 2028 Olympics which will include a theme park and mall. As you know, people will take a hostage in this town just to get a 15 minute commute.

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pojr posted...

isnt it expensive as hell everywhere in CA? i looked up Monterey CA and that wasn't much better. same with oakland, sacremento and surrounding areas. im sure the areas that are desert/away from where stuff is actually happening are OK though.

No, but you may have to do some homework to get the right place. Every apartment listing isn't dirt cheap but there are dirt cheap listings. Sometimes they aren't even listed but you may have to know someone to get the place.

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Lonestar2000 posted...

No, I already live in superior California.

HBKick18 posted...

Illinois and Chicago have a transparently corrupt and shitty government and it gets more and more expensive living here, even though we're losing population rapidly

fuck Texas though lmao

chicago is honestly an amazing and underrated place

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Balrog0 posted...

I'm from San Jose lool. My dad lost his job when the dotcom bubble burst (he installed cubicles for tech companies lool) and I've lived in Arkansas ever since.

I've seen this at least 3X in my life. CA comes up with something. As the skill set and technology become more common, it moves somewhere else cheaper.

Then someone here comes up with something else.

I am constantly training and learning because a skillset and creativity makes all the difference in the world here. Some of my staff hate it, but I make sure they are constantly training and learning too.

EDIT: losing my mind trying to learn EXCEL right now - by myself. No in person classes.

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Rypt posted...

The state everyone's leaving

do californians care that californians are leaving? i don't.

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pauIie posted...

do californians care that californians are leaving? i don't.

A lot of the 1% rich folk, who make up 48% of the tax revenue are in that group

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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

A lot of the 1% rich folk, who make up 48% of the tax revenue are in that group

they talk a lot of shit but the most they might do is move a couple of states over if even that. lol.

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I still wouldnt mind, major blizzards like this there once every decade or so is not a deterrent in my eyes.

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never did, but now there's not a chance in hell I would

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brestugo posted...

No, but you may have to do some homework to get the right place. Every apartment listing isn't dirt cheap but there are dirt cheap listings. Sometimes they aren't even listed but you may have to know someone to get the place.

true but the chances are 0.000001% and cost of living doesnt only mean housing. it also means other shit is expensive >_>

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you can not like California and it's fine, but let's be honest, most of the time ppl exaggerate how bad it is there because they just want to avoid getting taxed just a couple percentage points more. even though California is an amazing place.

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