Texas worried about turning purple resorting to cheating to win

Capitalism tells me the places in Texas suck then. Supply and Demand and stuff.

Maybe if Texas becomes a more desirable place to live the cost of housing will become higher. But now it's a hell hole, so it's cheap.

Don't be angry at me. This is capitalism.

 

Cost of living is correlated to economic success. The cost of living in Austin is now higher than the cost of living in Vidor. I don’t think that means Vidor is doing as well economically as Austin.

 

True but making 100k in Vidor is way more money than in Austin. Thats the point

 

That doesn’t counter the point.

$100k goes much farther in in the Philippines than it does in Singapore. I don’t think even the most patriotic Filipino would argue that the Philippines are better economically than Singapore.

 

GDP ranking: In 2022, Texas ranked second in total GDP, behind California.

GDP as a percentage of US GDP: In 2022, Texas accounted for 9.4% of the US GDP.

GDP compared to other countries: If Texas were a country, it would be the eighth-largest economy in the world, ahead of Canada and Russia.

GDP per capita by metro area: In 2021, the Midland metropolitan area in Texas had the highest per capita real GDP of any metro area in the United States.

GDP and economic growth: In the third quarter of 2023, Texas ranked second in economic growth

 

I don't care ass long as they keep those Asian criminals over there instead of the Good Ol U.S. of A! 'Merica!

 

Those crossing the border are illegals, same approach by the good OI Republicans. Illegals out regardless of their ethnicity

 

Moving goalpost again but to take it head on. Yes TX has a large GDP but as you note lags behind the GDP of blue state CA. Both states have large populations so it’s telling that CA then still has a much higher per capita GDP than Tx which means that Californians are on average more well off than Texans even with a larger population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP
if you look at the list of states by GDP the biggest factor appears to be population size as the top ten states are all the highest population states. That is why per capita is a better measure as it removes bias towards higher population.

Even taking total GDP 4 out of the top ten are reliably blue states with 3 reliably red and the other three purple states.

 

Per capita is not a better measure because of cost of living:

California is considered one of the most expensive states in the United States, with a number of factors contributing to its high cost of living:

Overall cost: California is ranked as the fourth most expensive state in the country, with an average cost of living of $53,082 per year.

Cost for single adults: California is ranked third most expensive for a single adult to live comfortably, with a required income of $113,652.

Cost for families: California is ranked among the top 10 most expensive states for families.

Utility bills: California's average electric bill is $159.64, which is higher than the national average of $142.73. California's average water bill is also higher than the national average.

Healthcare: Healthcare services in California cost 8% more than the national average.

Entertainment: Non-necessary expenses like entertainment and grooming services cost 10% more in California than the national average.

Groceries: The cost of groceries in California is between 5–33% higher than the average U.S. city

Texas ranks in the 15th lowest cost of living in the United States. Here's some more information about the cost of living in Texas:

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• Cost of living index: In the first quarter of 2023, Texas had a cost of living index of 93.
  
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• Housing: Housing in Texas is 17% lower than the national average.
  
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• Utilities: Utilities in Texas are 3% higher than the national average.
  
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• Food and clothing: Groceries and clothing in Texas are around 4% lower than the national average.
  
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• Cost of living in cities: Most major towns in Texas are below the national average cost of living, with the exception of Austin, Dallas, Gainesville, and Plano.
  
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• Cost of living in Southwestern states: Arizona has a higher cost of living than Texas, ranking 37th, and Utah ranks 30th. New Mexico ranks 19th, second to Texas.
  
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• Living wage: A single person in Texas needs to make about $34,000 before taxes to live comfortably. A single parent with two children needs to make about $74,355

Texas is the best state, Houston is the best city, no racism, bigotry nothing, in the great city of Houston.

 

You should want illegals over here. I mean if @Salvy is any indication. His parents crossed the border illegally. Had an anchor baby. Now he is a die hard republican.

 

Good for him, he's a man for himself n got his own way of thinking. Unlike our friend @rocketsjudoka

Spoiler: .

Just messing with you bro

 

Ken Paxton talking about integrity...

 

CNBC names Texas worst state in America for quality of life in 2024
By Katharine Finnerty Texas
PUBLISHED 8:06 AM CT Jul. 17, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is the worst state in America for quality of life, at least according to CNBC.

What You Need To Know

• The news outlet published its annual report of America’s Top States for Business, and one category the study considers is quality of life–which makes up 13% of the state’s overall score
  
  
  • Texas received an “F” for quality of life with a score of 75 out of 325 points.
  
  
  • While the article acknowledges Texas has seen a boom in people moving to the state, with 220,000 educated workers moving there in 2022, it says that the ones arriving are facing “some serious livability issues, based on the data”

The news outlet published its annual report of America’s Top States for Business, and one category the study considers is quality of life–which makes up 13% of the state’s overall score. CNBC then published an article highlighting the 10 worst states for quality of life based on its study.
Most of the states in the article were in the South, including almost all the states that border Texas.

Texas received an “F” for quality of life with a score of 75 out of 325 points.

The elements that make up the quality of life section include livability factors like crime rates, health care, air quality and child care; worker protections and legal safeguards against discrimination; and personal freedoms like reproductive rights.

“In these ten states, the welcome mat has more than a few holes in it,” the article says.

While the article acknowledges Texas has seen a boom in people moving to the state, with 220,000 educated workers moving there in 2022, it says that the ones arriving are facing “some serious livability issues, based on the data.”

“Take something as basic as health care. Texas ranks near the bottom in primary care providers per 100,000 residents at 182, according to the United Health Foundation,” the article says. “According to The Commonwealth Fund, Texas leads the nation–by far–in residents without health insurance, and a staggering 19% of all people with a credit score in Texas have medical debt that has gone to collections.”

The study also found that Texans have fewer protections against discrimination and the state’s unemployment benefits cover less than 10% of the average cost of living.

Another major ding against the state was its highly restrictive abortion ban, which has faced legal challenges and backlash.

“Might Texas’ restrictive policies trigger a backlash? There are some anecdotal accounts of people leaving the state over its abortion ban and its anti-LGBTQ+ laws,” the article said. “But for now, statistically speaking, people keep pouring into the state with America’s worst quality of life.”

The only strength CNBC listed for the Lone Star State was its air quality, while it said Texas’ weaknesses were reproductive rights, health care, voting rights, inclusiveness and worker protections.

Here is the full list:

1. Texas
2. Indiana
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Arkansas
6. Tennessee
7. Missouri
8. Louisiana
9. Kansas
10. Arizona

https://www.cnbc.com/americas-top-states-for-business/

 

Someone from the North wrote that

 

Yes because if someone from Texas wrote it, more Texans would magically have Healthcare coverage, access to Healthcare and less medical debt sent to collections.

 

Keep on moving those goalposts. Again you’re conflating different things. gDP, inflation and etc. as noted cost of living is correlated with economic success unless you actually think the Philippines is better economically than Singapore.

I agree Houston is a great city. It also votes reliably blue. If I recall you were complaining about how you felt uncomfortable with supporting Trump publicly in Houston. Something about getting your car keyed.

 

No problem. Just confirms what I wrote earlier.

 

You know damn well those are not comparable.

That was back in '15, '16, when he had that rhetoric about different groups of people, which people took as racist, and you that Houston is very moderate when it comes to that (nobody cares about ur race n ethnicity). I was super against him back then too. Also it was in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement and all that was going on, things have changed since then. Now its alright.

 

You seem to have changed the subject. I didn’t say anything about racism, BLM or what happened in 15 and 16 in my post you’re responding too.

 

Um yea you did. Read the last paragraph that you wrote in the previous post. That was a response to that