Re:Amazon is reportedly negotiating to acquire MGM for about...
by sam_4675 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @07:40AM
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Companies and people are leaving California in droves and coming to Texas. Cost of living in Texas is a fraction of California and Texas has no individual income tax. Texas colleges A&M and UT are excellent affordable public engineering schools. Availability and quality of medical centers are excellent. Elementary and high schools outside of the urban cities are generally excellant. Many many great entertainment and restaurant venues. State government has avoided the destructive Covid lockdown policies in California while putting in place balanced and reasonable protections.
Lusting after California salaries is a losing game when the salaries are inflated to pay for high taxes and artificially high home prices driven by a chokehold of regulations on new home building.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/list-of-companies...
When I worked in Texas there was a lot of outsourcing, but usually it's because there's not enough talent in the area to meet demand. It's a cyclical effect, which is what irritates me about coastal folks trying to deny their states and companies have participated in that process.