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Texas vs. California: what happens when liberals are in charge

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by bigtexxx, May 1, 2014.

  1. dandorotik

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    Owned? What are you, in 6th grade? For someone who talks about not attacking or insulting the person, you sure get out the hypocrisy wand quite a bit yourself.
     
  2. Rockets1616

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    I've lived in California bro, I know what it's like. You're dodging the whole point that we were talking about. Obviously there's a large mexican immigrant population in CA. But it's dwarfed percentage wise (around 50%) compared to Tx (closer to 100%). You were the one who claimed I was being racist or whatever, so you saying i'm the one with the stereotypes is laughable. Good day to you
     
  3. Invisible Fan

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    Texas has been leading in jobs and energy, though California's rebound from that period is close to complete.

    It's still a great place to live no matter where you choose. I totally hate Texas weather for 5-6 months.

    Plano is a boring suburban armpit with too many upper-middle class people who don't know what to do with their money. They should send the jobs further south...
     
  4. rocketsjudoka

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    The most recent data shows that immigration from Latin America to Texas is 71.5% That is much higher than CA but certainly not anywhere close to 100%.
    Asian immigration to TX is 19.4%
    http://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/state-profiles/state/demographics/TX
     
  5. rocketsjudoka

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    If you look at governance since Scott Walker took office yes WI is a very conservative state.
     
  6. FranchiseBlade

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    Again, I never claimed you were being racist. That was something you imagined and then posted a claim that I wanted to call you racist.

    You aren't discussing this with me. You're discussing this with a liberal boogie man in your mind, and pretending that I'm saying the things you want your made-up imaginary liberal to say.

    But none of it is what I've said.
     
  7. Commodore

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  8. Rockets1616

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    "Oh, I see... So you are against a certain kind of immigrants?"

    This was the first thing you said to me. You are terrible at this, it's like debating a 6 year old. Please come back if you want to actually discuss the issues.
     
  9. FranchiseBlade

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    That was what I said, after you told me why some immigrants were okay for insurance, and immigrants from Mexico weren't okay for it.

    That's what you said, and so I was asking(notice the question mark) to be sure that was the argument you were actually making.

    I didn't accuse you of any type of racism or anything. I used your own words, and was giving you a chance to clarify it if you wished.

    Contrary to the imaginary argument you wished I was making against you, I never called you a racist. You were defensive about being called one, assumed that's what I was doing, and called me an idiot.
     
  10. Codman

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    The thirst of some people, as they say.

    All for attention. Yuck.
     
  11. bigtexxx

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    good interview.

    You simply cannot argue with Rick Perry's success in Texas.
     
  12. Northside Storm

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    neither can you argue with Jerry Brown's success in California, which is the original premise of this thread

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/us/with-surplus-in-hand-california-eyes-debt.html?_r=0

    well unless you bring up that a rising tide lifts all boats, and the partial end of debt deleveraging is that rising tide...

    I've always been one of those people that said things would get really better mid-2014 because well ^^^
     
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    but....



    the liberals
     
  14. Refman

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    Give me a fund from which I can pay tens of millions of dollars in cash plus offer tax breaks, and I will get some corporations to set up shop here.

    Where do you think that money comes from?
     
  15. bigtexxx

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    Very simplistic to think that "the fund" was the only decision factor at play.
     
  16. Rockets1616

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    Nothing that I said would have led you to believe that i was against those immigrants. You have effectively evaded the real facts we were debating by jumping around the argument. The dumbest people I know argue like you, you should try and change that. If you want to continue the discussion that we were originally talking about rather than evade it (as you have done your last 3 posts) that would be great, otherwise, just stop trying.
     
  17. Bandwagoner

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    You aren't a Texan, so what does that mean exactly?
     
  18. Rockets1616

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    I had a feeling most of these people don't live in Texas. BTW, if you're arguing Cali over Tx and you haven't lived in both states for a considerable amount of time, your opinion is worthless.
     
  19. FranchiseBlade

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    The real question I had for you before it got sidetracked by your imagining that I was calling you a racist, was to ask you where you got your facts about which immigrants were for or against paying for health insurance.

    Where are the studies or evidence to show that Mexican immigrants don't like paying for health insurance as opposed to other immigrant groups?

    It's awesome that the dumbest people you know argue like me(like a boss). That is amazing.
     
  20. DeAleck

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    I moved to NorCal from Austin yesterday. Wife got a job at Google.
     

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