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8. Not in Dallas, anyway

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 10:57 AM

Jun 2021

Like most big cities in Texas, Dallas is majority blue, and we have plenty of northern candlepower moving down for the (relatively) reasonable costs of housing and living, not to mention the lack of a state income tax, though I don't know if that can be maintained forever.

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According to Fareed, business are moving out of blue states to TX and FL. [View all] joetheman Jun 2021 OP

if they move to Texas like Tesla did drray23 Jun 2021 #1

Tesla changed its mind, didn't it? It's going to Oklahoma instead? mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #17

Whaaattt? Work on the the Austin plant is far along Rstrstx Jun 2021 #39

Okay, I'm wrong. I thought some firm recently decided to locate its new plant in mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #40

Some will move there but plenty of others are moving to blue states as well Blue_Adept Jun 2021 #2

Normally a business that is moving will staff up with new employees in the Red State Klaralven Jun 2021 #3

I fear that red state cult behavior will turn blue people red. ananda Jun 2021 #4

If they move to a Texas city, Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #6

Not in Dallas, anyway DFW Jun 2021 #8

Housing is getting insane here, unfortunately JCMach1 Jun 2021 #21

Rising housing costs will only hurt the middle class and working class Bucky Jun 2021 #25

Exactly. We were ready to but over this last 6 months it quickly JCMach1 Jun 2021 #35

Ah, that is one thing I wouldn't know. Sorry to hear it. DFW Jun 2021 #27

On a side note, I really like Dusseldorf. One of the most amazing JCMach1 Jun 2021 #30

I wish I knew! Some of the hotels here really do put on a show with their breakfast buffets. DFW Jun 2021 #36

They are infecting those areas with unaffordable housing virus jmbar2 Jun 2021 #5

Not in every case DFW Jun 2021 #12

You are awesome! jmbar2 Jun 2021 #18

I have been to Houston exactly once in my life, and that was over 40 years ago. DFW Jun 2021 #28

You've been truly blessed to have such a supportive workplace for all those years. jmbar2 Jun 2021 #29

The relocated workers may not find local laws to their liking DBoon Jun 2021 #7

Perhaps that will change. I believe these newcomers still get to vote. tinrobot Jun 2021 #9

The only thing that's "ideal" about the Texas economy FakeNoose Jun 2021 #10

Companies moving to Texas are generally high tech. former9thward Jun 2021 #16

High tech companies require reliable power RainCaster Jun 2021 #26

TX has suffered far less power disruptions than CA. former9thward Jun 2021 #32

Many newcomers act more Texan than native Texans dalton99a Jun 2021 #11

They don't find Dallas very friendly if they do. DFW Jun 2021 #14

They just move to the north burbs where it's still reddish/purple 🟣 JCMach1 Jun 2021 #31

Amazon rightly gets criticized but they put 2nd HQ in blue VA spooky3 Jun 2021 #13

People moving into Northern Virginia transformed the statewide voting habits of the whole state DFW Jun 2021 #19

Absolutely true. But the other metro areas also are blue spooky3 Jun 2021 #20

Fairfax County! DFW Jun 2021 #34

:-), now that area is considered "close in." You have spooky3 Jun 2021 #38

That's right! It's also what happened in GA and AZ. It's only a matter of time for TX PortTack Jun 2021 #24

My district in N. Dallas burbs was about +20R when I moved JCMach1 Jun 2021 #33

Fareed is good on foreign issues and stories, House of Roberts Jun 2021 #15

Businesses that pay their people are not moving to FL, at least certainly not this part. lark Jun 2021 #22

Last November I packed up a couple who moved from Northern California to Texas kimbutgar Jun 2021 #23

They'll hire locally, won't they? So how can "their workers turn the states blue"? Hekate Jun 2021 #37

I have no problem with them leaving. roamer65 Jun 2021 #41

There seems to be little regard for climate change in these move decisions. joetheman Jun 2021 #42