Texas
Texas
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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Funny.
So would it only be the Republicans that leave, while the rest of the state stays?
So would it only be the Republicans that leave, while the rest of the state stays?
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If the GOP got the right members to leave, I think it'd help their party tremendously.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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I'm still waiting for the mass exodus of Democrats to head to Canada as promised during Bush W's reign.TPRJones wrote:Funny.
So would it only be the Republicans that leave, while the rest of the state stays?
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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To be fair, Madonna left. Props to her.Leisher wrote:I'm still waiting for the mass exodus of Democrats to head to Canada as promised during Bush W's reign.TPRJones wrote:Funny.
So would it only be the Republicans that leave, while the rest of the state stays?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Madonna is one of those people who thinks she's left, but is actually right.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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No, she's one of those people who speaks like she's from the UK when she's actually from Detroit.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Texas
They are at it again. Honestly, good, go.Leisher wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2016 2:52 pm Texas GOP having a debate about secession.
It's all hot air, but it's a bit entertaining.
Also...33. State Sovereignty: Pursuant to Article 1, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution, the federal government
200 has impaired our right of local self-government. Therefore, federally mandated legislation that infringes
201 upon the 10th Amendment rights of Texas should be ignored, opposed, refused, and nullified. Texas
202 retains the right to secede from the United States, and the Texas Legislature should be called upon to
203 pass a referendum consistent thereto.
Which is it? Free-market or legislation?38. Utilities: We encourage free-market solutions for providing utilities whenever possible.
39. Power Grid: We urge that the Texas Legislature pass legislation to harden the Texas Electric Grid
increasing capacity and being prepared for all hazards,
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Texas
One of my best friends is moving to Texas soon. I look forward to hearing reports of how insane it is there.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Texas
Catt, you're the economics guy. Please explain how the two bits of info below result in the graph above. I genuinely have no idea.
Texas does not have an individual income tax. Texas does not have a corporate income tax but does levy a gross receipts tax. Texas has a 6.25 percent state sales tax rate, a max local sales tax rate of 2.00 percent, and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.20 percent.
The state of California requires you to pay taxes if you are a resident or nonresident that receives income from a California source. The state income tax rates range from 1% to 12.3%, and the sales tax rate is 7.25% to 10.75%.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Texas
It's possible that CA has refundable credits that would lower effective tax rates for the bottom 80% either through income tax rebates (like EITC at the federal level) or sales tax rebates.
since the chart above looks at total tax burden, and the quote just looks at sales taxes. Property taxes are also excluded, along with any other local/state taxes, though those are usually the big 3. Texas has high property taxes (although, I've heard CA has pretty high rates as well). And Texas does not have many/(any?) refundable tax credits.
since the chart above looks at total tax burden, and the quote just looks at sales taxes. Property taxes are also excluded, along with any other local/state taxes, though those are usually the big 3. Texas has high property taxes (although, I've heard CA has pretty high rates as well). And Texas does not have many/(any?) refundable tax credits.
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Texas
The chart feels like someone is trying to stem the hemorrhage from CA to TX.... and it could be someone on either side of the statement. CA doesn't want to be losing the tax revenue, and TX doesn't really want a bunch of Californians in their state shitting things up.
People aren't fleeing from CA to TX by the hundreds of thousands because they misunderstand the tax burden.
People aren't fleeing from CA to TX by the hundreds of thousands because they misunderstand the tax burden.
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Texas
It was 160,000 people over 4 years (2018 to 2021).
It's created by an organization that protests regressive tax policies that impact poor + middle class more than the rich. Like the chart shows.
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Texas
Would it be fair to say the chart also does not account for cost of living, among many other factors?
When I first started at this company they were in the process of leaving CA. My boss from CA saw my home and said it would easily be $1M or more in CA. At the time I was living in our starter home and we paid less than $100K for it.
TX has Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, but also a lot of far lower priced cities.
When I first started at this company they were in the process of leaving CA. My boss from CA saw my home and said it would easily be $1M or more in CA. At the time I was living in our starter home and we paid less than $100K for it.
TX has Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, but also a lot of far lower priced cities.
Fair, but to Gordon's point, there's a reason CA and TX were chosen for this exercise.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Texas
Well, it is just sticking to state/local taxes as a %age of income. So that's a completely different topic, imho.
CA + TX were chosen because a politician from TX running for Senate said that TXs state + local burden was higher than CA for the vast majority of people. Unsure if this chart was made first or that statement, though.
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Texas
It's not me, it's someone else.
Texas
To be fair to them, it's probably the easiest step to take towards dealing with school shootings. You just have to order and then distribute them.
You're not going to:
-get guns banned overnight, and even if you did, the 325M+ currently out there aren't going to all get turned in.
-solve the mental health crisis immediately.
-get the funds and construction done to make schools safer.
-hire all the right people and be 100% certain the response in Uvalde never happens again.
You're not going to:
-get guns banned overnight, and even if you did, the 325M+ currently out there aren't going to all get turned in.
-solve the mental health crisis immediately.
-get the funds and construction done to make schools safer.
-hire all the right people and be 100% certain the response in Uvalde never happens again.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”