Yes, but they aren’t moving for conservative policies or “red state”. They’re moving to more affordable liberal/socialist friendly enclaves. Like Austin as you pointed out. Conservatives /fascists like to imply otherwise. But they are already panicking as those areas grow in power and influence. Doing everything they can to try to neuter it. Before it changes their state politics to take their power away from them.
Austin hasn’t been affordable since well before the pandemic, and has higher overall taxes for most of the people moving there. Also it’s hot, the electrical grid sucks, and you can’t get an abortion. I just don’t get it.
More affordable than most places in California. Less earthquakes. Slightly better traffic conditions. More affordable does not necessarily mean cheap. It’s still in demand and it’s still going to cost more than something like living out in northwest Texas.
If you’re talking about California, than earthquakes, fires, floods, and mudslides are all part of the algorith. And if you are wealthy enough to have a choice of where you want to live, the algorithm is less and less in favor of California.
Yeah they want to have it both ways, which is quite silly and very stupid of them. When you want to attract businesses to your state, and they try to hire young professionals, and young people vote left…
Then again, maybe I’m expecting too much from them.
Yes, but they aren’t moving for conservative policies or “red state”. They’re moving to more affordable liberal/socialist friendly enclaves. Like Austin as you pointed out. Conservatives /fascists like to imply otherwise. But they are already panicking as those areas grow in power and influence. Doing everything they can to try to neuter it. Before it changes their state politics to take their power away from them.
Austin hasn’t been affordable since well before the pandemic, and has higher overall taxes for most of the people moving there. Also it’s hot, the electrical grid sucks, and you can’t get an abortion. I just don’t get it.
People think they know what to expect. Then they live it and it’s… Exactly what they expected, but more difficult and worse with time.
I spent 30 years in Texas. I miss TexMex, family and a few restaurants, but not much else.
More affordable than most places in California. Less earthquakes. Slightly better traffic conditions. More affordable does not necessarily mean cheap. It’s still in demand and it’s still going to cost more than something like living out in northwest Texas.
Are earthquakes really that big a factor in where people choose to live?
If you’re talking about California, than earthquakes, fires, floods, and mudslides are all part of the algorith. And if you are wealthy enough to have a choice of where you want to live, the algorithm is less and less in favor of California.
Yeah they want to have it both ways, which is quite silly and very stupid of them. When you want to attract businesses to your state, and they try to hire young professionals, and young people vote left…
Then again, maybe I’m expecting too much from them.