tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post6651162821475561461..comments2023-04-05T05:49:30.933-05:00Comments on Bergheim Follies: First Brexit, Then TexitCenTexTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-90542893405137201922016-07-03T17:56:51.704-05:002016-07-03T17:56:51.704-05:00WSF - Very business-friendly regulatory environmen...WSF - Very business-friendly regulatory environment here, along with no state income tax. Our economic base is stable and diversified. Economically it makes a lot of sense.<br /><br /><i>As a sovereign country (2014), Texas would be the 12th largest economy in the world by GDP (ahead of South Korea and Australia). Texas has a gross state product of $1.648 trillion (2014) the second highest in the US... Texans' state and local tax burdens are among the lowest in the nation, 7th lowest nationally...</i><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Texas" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Texas</a><br /><br />BB - I'm not advocating another civil war - no winners there. But I do like the idea of a 'democratic laboratory,' which was one of the ideas behind the founding of our country. Let each state try different approaches to common problems, and see which works best. Compare Houston, Dallas, Austin, etc. to Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington D.C., etc. and I think the answer is clear.<br /><br />Randy - You and me both!<br /><br />NFO - state's rights are in the same category as dead white males - ancient and ignored.CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-85052383969679530022016-07-02T17:21:20.303-05:002016-07-02T17:21:20.303-05:00State's rights... What a 'novel' conce...State's rights... What a 'novel' concept... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-44450011920620878752016-07-02T12:56:26.372-05:002016-07-02T12:56:26.372-05:00sign me upsign me upRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972137753258134569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-27025532693865953602016-07-02T11:01:27.691-05:002016-07-02T11:01:27.691-05:00I once wondered what it would take to have another...I once wondered what it would take to have another civil war. And once again it is state's rights - freedom.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321000796775197665.post-55162753536876059162016-07-02T10:05:10.079-05:002016-07-02T10:05:10.079-05:00Might make sense economically. A few years ago a c...Might make sense economically. A few years ago a company established in CA around 1932 moved from Fullerton, CA to Grand Prairie. The move cost them $500k. Their first year savings was $800k. I was doing some rep work for them at the time.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com