Re: Greg Abbott - Gregory Wayne Abbott, former TX AG, now 48th Governor of Texas
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 12:47 pm
Falsehoods Unchallenged Only Fester and Grow
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Estivo,Estiveo wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 8:39 pm The cost of Abbott's kabuki truck stops just keeps going up. (Story behind paywall)
The jist of it is this rail link from Mexico, which is apparently a very big deal, will now enter the US about 20 miles East of El Paso and skirt the Texas border thus bringing its revenue benefits to New Mexico and Governor "now they take me seriously when I negotiate" can suck it.
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/20 ... 652463002/Abbott says Texas could 'resurrect' SCOTUS case requiring states to educate all kids
Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that Texas would consider challenging a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring states to offer free public education to all children, including those of undocumented immigrants.
"Texas already long ago sued the federal government about having to incur the costs of the education program, in a case called Plyler versus Doe," Abbott said, speaking during an appearance on the Joe Pags show, a conservative radio talk show. "And the Supreme Court ruled against us on the issue. ... I think we will resurrect that case and challenge this issue again, because the expenses are extraordinary and the times are different than when Plyler versus Doe was issued many decades ago."
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I was actually just listening to a piece about the economic future of texas. Texas has been attracting a lot of high tech companies lately because of favorable taxes and cheap land, but this means they have been seeing a big inflow of people who are more educated, progressive, and affluent. Transitioning to a service economy rather than resource one has a massive impact on not only culture, but the value of differnt education levels.
There was also a bit of sugar coated irony... apparently Texas itself is not attracting investment or innovation. High tech workers from outside the US do not want to immigrate there and foreign investors do not want to set up shop. What they have been doing is going around to companies that are already doing well and trying to coax them to move there. Which is probably a good policy, but makes them look rather bad since it mostly means they are depending on companies that are established enough to have been taken over my old white guys and not building an environment for home grown innovation/growth themselves.
That becomes an accelerating death spiral. The more uneducated the indigenous population, the more likely a high-tech employer would be to pay extra to move people in from out of town, even subsidizing their housing costs (Austin is the least affordable city in the US, considering housing cost relative to average incomes). The population mix shift towards progressives would thus accelerate, and there would be a lot of unemployable, uneducated native Texans manning the Walmarts and fast food restaurants to wait on their new non-Texan customers.neeneko wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 11:36 am
Put another way, I would not be surprised if the right in texas is feeling anxiety about all these progressive affluent educated people taking centre stage and sucking power away from industries that thrive on low or no education. Cutting education would be one way to ensure that there is still a supply and community of such people.
Which seems to be exactly what is happening, and is one of the reasons we have seen the rise of populists like Abbott who can tap into the blue collar anxiety.johnpcapitalist wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 2:09 pm That becomes an accelerating death spiral. The more uneducated the indigenous population, the more likely a high-tech employer would be to pay extra to move people in from out of town, even subsidizing their housing costs (Austin is the least affordable city in the US, considering housing cost relative to average incomes). The population mix shift towards progressives would thus accelerate, and there would be a lot of unemployable, uneducated native Texans manning the Walmarts and fast food restaurants to wait on their new non-Texan customers.
Same. I keep getting pings for TX and FL, which you can not pay me enough to move to (or at minimal, I am not worth the kind of paycheck that would be needed). This is actually causing me a great deal of anxiety since I believe my project and company are close to collapse, so I will have to job hunt soon,... so having these kinds of horrible options dangled in front of me.. blek!raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 2:13 pm Tech folks don't want to move to Texas. Tech work is becoming more and more remote anyhow. I personally have rejected otherwise sweet jobs in the last five years because they involved relocating to TX and it just wasn't something I was willing to do.
What I despise more than their own racism is their own attempts to push those who are nervous and fearful into all-out racism simply to get more voters and donations (and power). They're waving great temptations to folks who might otherwise try a little to restrain their inner biases.
I read that 90% of TX population growth this past decade was minority, and yet not one new minority congressional district was created...
So San Fran lost it's title...johnpcapitalist wrote: ↑Thu May 05, 2022 2:09 pm
That becomes an accelerating death spiral. The more uneducated the indigenous population, the more likely a high-tech employer would be to pay extra to move people in from out of town, even subsidizing their housing costs (Austin is the least affordable city in the US, considering housing cost relative to average incomes). The population mix shift towards progressives would thus accelerate, and there would be a lot of unemployable, uneducated native Texans manning the Walmarts and fast food restaurants to wait on their new non-Texan customers.
John C. Moritz @JohnnieMo wrote: The governor's office says letters from trade groups, political leaders and perhaps others that have weighed in on the trucking slowdown ordered by @GovAbbott should be kept secret from the public. An AG opinion has been requested on the question. #txlege
I'm sure his buddy Ken will issue a carefully considered opinion on the issue.An AG opinion has been requested on the question.