Posted on 12/22/2011 5:19:29 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2
“How many people are leaving Texas to move to Illinois nowadays??????”
About as many as climbed the wall to get from West to East Berlin.
I don't know, there might be others on the cusp. My brother and his wife, a couple 1%ers, were debating it. The high taxes and brutal winter were the driving factors. When Illinois doubled state income taxes, this year, they moved to North Carolina. It involves a bit more business travel, but both them stayed with their companies and the drop in tax liability is being made up in the first year.
The way things are going ,Chicago is bucking to become the next Detroit.
Just look at Obama and the scum covered minions he brought with him to DC. As corrupt as DC was, I really am amazed at just how corrupt it's become. I really didn't think it could possibly be this bad.
Mark
Yes, I understand. An instance of the ship deserting the sinking rats.
Be careful what you wish for. Amarillo's digging out from a blizzard, and is going to 14 tonight. I moved from the Texas Panhandle to Michigan for Michigan's warmer climate.
My brother is still in his “honeymoon” phase, but he loves the Raleigh area. His boys (9) commented how nice it was to go to a football game wearing the wrong team’s jersey and not get cussed at by the home team fans.
The US will be lucky to survive the two current (and one recent) Illinois senator we have now. For God's sake we don't need the two more Illinois senators that Cook County would get. From Cook County, we'd be guaranteed two more corrupt far left loons.
On the other hand, I've heard that the compact admitting Texas to the Union allowed it to split into up to five states. Ten Texas senators; that I could deal with.
Drove through the panhandle once on our way to camping out west. It was a hell hole of mirages, flat land,gas stations few and far between and everyone had those bags of water hanging out of their trunks....my neice lived down by the gulf and it was nice.
Most of Cook County and the area around East St. Louis are uninformed. The rest of the state for the most part can be considered conservative. There are just too many illegals and others beholden to government voting in these two areas to make a difference.
You might consider Amarillo. It gets rather hot in the summer, but in the winter, the only thing between it and the North Pole is a barbed wire fence, and 3 strands are down. (^;
When driving from the DFW area to Colorado or Northern New Mexico, few people get beyond Lubbock before they just pull over to the side of the road...and shoot themselves.
As a naturalized Texan, I can tell you that you'll never find a place like that in this state. You won't have to deal with humidity so much in the western half of the state, but you're still gonna sweat in summer.
That holds true for pretty much the entire south-western US.
That one gets a belly laugh.....
Did you read the guy's article? There's no doubt whatsoever that he's a conservative who's had enough of blue country.
Damn. I feel for ya. I was born and raised in Cali, but I've lived in Texas since late 2005. You couldn't get me to move back to California for love or money, and I mean that sincerely.
I'd rather be poor in Texas, than rich in California. At least Texas treats me like a free man.
“Sadly, I’m actually leaving Texas for California. Sigh. Why? Believe it or not, a job that is just too good to pass up.”
It better be REALLY good, because I figure it would take 3x our present salaries to maintain my present standard of living in KY (for what it is). It may be only 2x coming from Texas.
Daniel Boone had good taste in geographical locations. Outside of Texas, I think Pensacola, Florida is one of my favorite places. I've told my wife that if we ever chose to leave Texas, that's where I'd want to go. I love that place.
Had to laugh. Done that drive too many times.
My son moved to the Davis Mountains. He loves it there. It’s just north of Big Bend.
The hill country near Austin is great.
I live in the Dallas area. The climate is usually good. This summer was the pits but usually it’s bearable and everything is air conditioned. We have beautiful fall weather as a rule, and only a couple of cold months.
“Sadly, I’m actually leaving Texas for California. Sigh. Why? Believe it or not, a job that is just too good to pass up.”
It better be REALLY good, because I figure it would take 3x our present salaries to maintain my present standard of living in KY (for what it is). It may be only 2x coming from Texas.
he was already counted in the 2010 census, so somebody will be voting for him in ILL and he will be represented there until Jan 2023.
People, you have 8 years to relocate before the next census.
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