Posted on 09/08/2023 8:54:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The saying is, “Yankess are like hemorrhoids, if they come down and go back up, they’re not too bad, but if they come down and stay down, they’re a real pain in the a**”.
I’m a native Texan who has lived other places but now back in West Texas. Low property taxes are a lie—they are among the highest in the US. Sales taxes run in the 8-9%. The summer heat is off the charts and all the state’s big cities are as blue and woke as any other city on the east or west coast. I’d look around...and would take my own advice except I am old and have all my family here.
We have everything in Georgia that Texas has. Heat, rattlers, feral hogs, illegal aliens up the wazoo and Atlanta which is Austin on the Chatahoochee. No need to move. 😉
Victoria is a little closer to Mexico than 300 mile, maybe 200 or so? Over the last 20 or so years, there have been two significant snowfalls in Victoria that I can recall.
Texas doesn’t need any more yankees bringing their destructive ideas here.
Reasons not to.... (I use to live there...)
1-10 Heat
That is all.
That is funny. Second winter after moving to Wichita Falls (SAFB gig) we got three feet of snow. I was use to it having grown up in Tahoe but the whole state was basically shut down.
It’s free entertainment man.... watching knuckleheads trying to navigate on snow and ice that have no experience navigating on snow and ice.
RE: Reasons not to.... (I use to live there...)
Where did you move to?
RE: What is Federal Aid as a percentage of general revenue in the Texas budget…
Here’s the answer given to me by the Google Artificial Intelligence Chatbot, BARD:
The percentage of federal aid as a percentage of general revenues in the Texas budget for the current biennium (2023-2025) is estimated to be 18.6%. This is down from 26% in the previous biennium (2021-2023). The decrease is due to a number of factors, including the state’s strong economy and record-breaking tax collections.
In the 2023-2025 biennium, Texas is projected to have $188.2 billion in general revenue. Of this amount, $34.7 billion is expected to come from the federal government. This includes grants for a variety of programs, such as Medicaid, education, and transportation.
The 18.6% figure is still higher than the national average of 15%. However, it is significantly lower than the percentage of federal aid that Texas received in the past. In the 2009-2011 biennium, for example, federal aid accounted for 30% of Texas’ general revenue.
The decrease in federal aid is a positive development for Texas. It means that the state is less reliant on the federal government and has more flexibility in how it spends its money. However, it also means that some programs that rely on federal funding may be facing cuts.
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