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12. Not in every case

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 11:08 AM

Jun 2021

My outfit has only about 500 people worldwide, 440 or so of which work at the head office in Dallas. I'm sure it's different for a company the size of Texas Instruments. As only two of the ten-or-so executive committee members are native-born Texans (not even all are native-born US citizens), company policies are set by the transplants (and the two native-born Texans usually go along, anyway). We take care of our low-income folks to the point that in bad times, the top people reduce their salaries by ¾ or even down to zero in order to not reduce the pay or benefits of any of the lowest-paid people, or need to let them go.

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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