Has the time come for Texans to seriously consider this to shore up our failing critical infrastructure? Protect our property and lives? From natural disaster prevention, to the power grid, to more bayou's... we're going to continue to have issues with weather, developing over flood plains and increased power demands. For comparison, California has a 1-12.5% marginal tax that is of course completely wasted and grifted on, but following a similar progression based on income. If you do support it, where would you prioritize the funds?
Nah, just stating facts Plenty of those run out of California will tell you the same It's a laundry list of waste, fraud and abuse that ends up with more homelessness, more mental health, more crime etc because the base of accountability is always missing. Despite California Spending $24 Billion On It Since 2019, Homelessness Increased. What Happened? | Hoover Institution Despite California Spending $24 Billion On It Since 2019, Homelessness Increased. What Happened? More broadly, the failure of investing in adequate information technology infrastructure and data collection within California’s state government has been a chronic problem and has been very costly. In 2020, California’s antiquated hardware and software within the Employment and Development Department (EDD) was a key factor in about $32 billion in unemployment benefits fraud. The department’s computer system is based on 1980s architecture running 1950s software.
But I see no urgency within the state’s political leadership to implement these ideas. In fact, last week, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have required his administration to conduct an annual evaluation of homelessness spending. Just one corrupt failure after another, despite all the bountiful riches, predatory grifters like Bass and New som eat up the generosity.
Cailf universities have sponsored > 300 nobel prize winning research projects; 111 from Cal Berkeley, 80 from CalTech, 75 from Stanford, 25 each from UCLA and USC, etc. Texas universities have sponsored < 50 While Californians headed to Texas are drawn in by the promise of affordable suburban tract homes and no income tax, many of the Texans bound in the other direction are recent college graduates seeking a fresh start to their young careers and lives. California continually attracts talents — and drains brains — from Texas.' Elon Musk learned this the hard way 2 years after he had moved Tesla from Calif to Austin, Texas, he came to the realization that there is a lack of engineering talent, in Texas, to support the R&D arm of a world class high tech firm. Tesla Shifts Its Engineering Headquarters Back To California
just to add perspective Texas has the most billion-dollar disasters nationwide . where is the accountability?
Left or right, Id like to see a discussion on this topic Our critical infrastructure is no longer something we can sweep under the rug Did Texans get a say in all the power that's going to go to power data centers? Even a small amount can go a long way
This isn't an argument, unless you're a middle schooler California will always attract premium talent due to it's weather and location, not laws They've had the highest population over the past 70 years But it's still frustrating to many, from middle class to doctors who make over a million, how the state income tax turns into a completely wasted grift operation We can discuss that in another topic This topic is about funding for Texas critical infrastructure and weather
i wish that you'd stop parroting convenient false narratives; it underscores your willful ignorance / projects your inferiority complex
I wish you'd do a better job of learning english instead of throwing around words you don't understand But we can't always get what we want. Stay on topic and if you can't provide clear cut arguments (which denotes intelligence, not out of context words), then keep movin brother!
its laws help to cultivate the movie industry, the silicon valley, the best higher education system in the world. etc.
Nope, all that was due to it's beauty that led to never ending demand The over regulatory environment coupled with grift are reluctantly accepted as the price to pay for such a great environment by the top 1%. Karen Bass' all over the place stealing from the competent. Georgia and Nevada are providing tax breaks and causing heavy losses for the local movie industry suffering from overregulation and everyone wanting a piece of the pie... established players are moving out to team up with production houses to spend billions on new facilities out of state Summerlin Studios: 31-acre film hub in Las Vegas hinges on bill approval Partnership looks to bring two major film studios to Nevada with the proposed Summerlin Studios | News | 2news.com Mark Wahlberg Says Nevada Is ‘a Place Where My Kids Can Thrive’ (Exclusive) California like the kid born with a silver spoon who diddles away his wealth on drugs and prostitutes You don't have an argument
