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i don't know but it's obvious when you are there that they ahven't been impacted by the economy near as much as everyone else. Plus the tax system there is fantastic. No state income tax. Yea you get higher sales tax and property tax, but you choose to buy things which means you get to choose when you pay those taxes.
We're just preparing to suceede(sp) for the Union-LOL. You have uderstand Texas as a whole to try and understand it. We are located on the Gulf of Mexico(excellent for imports and exports and deep water ports))- we supply alot of our own oil on and offshore- we have a ton of refinerees and Chemical plants( some of the Largest in the World)- we have the largest wind power plants set up here( yes larger the Ca.)- We have many of crops grown here(Rice-Soy Bean-Corn-Maze-Wheat-ect.)- we also have many headquarters in Texas, Dell being just one- Our Livestock flourishes(Beef-Chicken-Pork-ect)but best of all- we have the right to su-ceede(sp) from the union. We are very diversified on surviving where most placees like Detroit rely soley on the Car industry
HP- lol. i can send u a paper from my neck of the woods that says southeast texas is second in the nation in unemployment or jobless rates right now..lol.. but the cool thing is at least for us construction workers is that the price of oil is riseing again. so refineries should start expansions and turnarounds again. hopefully.. otherwise its dog eat dog. and we gotta go find where the work is..lol
HP- lol. i can send u a paper from my neck of the woods that says southeast texas is second in the nation in unemployment or jobless rates right now..lol.. but the cool thing is at least for us construction workers is that the price of oil is riseing again. so refineries should start expansions and turnarounds again. hopefully.. otherwise its dog eat dog. and we gotta go find where the work is..lol
i heard that too, lol...funny how one person hears one thinig and another hears another thing...maybe the state is so fukin big it has it both ways?
HE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF, GET'S RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!!
acctually it may be job specific.. though i havent heard enough on the news or read enough in the paper.. to definately... make a statement that i can back up with statistics... though i do know how it affects my industry..and it is slowly gettin better...
texas has moved in the right direction this year. i hadnt looked in a bit, but the last time i did, texas was around 22nd...they are 14th now....i am fortunalte enough to live in number 1....we rule!!!
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