'California is looking at our backside,' Texas Gov. Rick Perry says in San Francisco

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3. With all due respect to Austin

Which -->IS<-- one of the great liberal cities of our nation, most of the high tech types do not want to touch Texas with a ten foot pole, because they know that Texas is led by loons.

Imagine you are a high tech company based in San Francisco. First off, you know that you will have a hard time moving your current personnel over there, especially in this economy, and even MORE so because there is a good chance that many of your IT folks are

A) LGBT or
B) Like San Fran because it is LGBT friendly.

Let's not even get into the fact that if your employees are any sort of minority, the idea of moving to Texas is less appealing. Yes, there are Latinos, Asians, and others in Texas, but there is a big difference between being a minority where you have established networks of support, and one where the populace does not like you, and does not want you. Yes, there are racist cops in San Fran, and liberal cops in Austin, but any Minority who buys a nice new car with that Texas salary will always know they will be the target for every would be southern hero with a badge, and even a few without.

Lastly, if you are an IT professional, and you have a kid, you want GOOD SCHOOLS, without religious baggage. Even the better private schools are often places where the Texas version of Jai-zuzz will be fed to your kids, especially if it makes them hate you.