Texas branded top state for businesses to survive pandemic

AOC would have let the Rockets move to Louisville

 

Whoops!

 

I know. Sometimes I wonder if @tinman is a genuine character or some sort of parody. If it is a parody that's more than a decade dedicated to it which would be pretty impressive dedication to a parody account.

 

Man Poe's law is a b**** ain't it. I genuinely can't tell.

 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/where-we-rank/

50th in
Percentage of population with health insurance Source 50-1
Percentage of high school graduates age 25 and over Source 50-2
of insured low-income children Source 50-3
Average consumer credit score Source 50-4
Per capita spending on government employee wages and salaries Source 50-5
Per capita spending on government administration Source 50-6
Affordability of homeowners’ insurance Source 50-7
Affordability of residential electric bill Source 50-8

There are consequences to having an excessively friendly corporate environment. The sad reality is that most of the talent that these corporations in Texas attracts are outsourced from out of the state.

The one good thing I can say about Texas education and developing in state talent is that their public university system is pretty damn good with UT Austin.

States like Massachusetts have heavy tax burdens for corporations and more regulations than Texas yet Massachusetts attracts tech companies AND their quality of life metrics for the actual residents of Massachusetts are excellent with excellent access to healthcare and excellent k-12 education. Tech companies are going to naturally be attracted to regions with high access to highly educated populations without sucking their dicks in terms of tax incentives and deregulation.

 

Yes that's my point. Do you suffer from lack of reading comprehension skills? Texas attracts outside talent due to loose business regulations and tax burdens. However that is at the detriment of the current native population in Texas suffering from access to healthcare and poor public education.

Hence why I prefer the Massachusetts model that attracts tech companies based on quality of the local population rather than attraction for relocation.

 

That doesn't change the fact that Texas is the worst state in the union at access to healthcare and one of the worst states in high school graduation rates and quality of public k-12 education. There are random bright areas of good school districts in Texas spring led around but those are reserved for families who can afford to live in neighborhoods with high property values.

 

Texas is like that landlord that orders to improve the rental property's outside aesthetics and renovate the vacant units to attract new customers while completely ignoring the requests of current residents.

 

Okay but Texas has the worst access to healthcare for its residents RELATIVE to all other 49 states in the union.

All states have issues with this. Texas is the WORST at it.

 

If Texas is so business friendly then why aren't all the jobs coming to Texas not enough to pull Texas to at least 49th place?

Obviously jobs aren't enough to cover healthcare for Texas residents or otherwise Texas wouldn't be ranked dead last.