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TexasTowelie

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8. Yes, I never could understand why anyone would want to pay so much for real estate
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:09 PM
May 2016

that will be submerged the next time a large earthquake occurs.

There are jobs in San Francisco, I never said that there weren't and I'm also aware of the real estate crisis in San Francisco which has existed for more than a decade. However, there are also a lot of people leaving California and coming to Texas since the companies moved because of the high taxes and the high cost of living. People have to earn more in California to meet the tax burden which makes it less competitive than locations the cost of labor is lower. California also had a housing bust in the past decade that didn't occur in Texas although there were a couple of areas in the state that went through the oil boom and bust. There are many things that I don't like about Texas and wish they were more progressive, but one thing that I do like is that we don't have an income tax.

As far as your comment about what I read in the newspapers you might want to check the California Group to see some evidence regarding the number of stories that I've posted. You can check the other state groups also if you need further proof or visit my site at http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/ where I've posted over 8,500 stories this year.

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