There's no denying a certain reality

[sirs]

Again, exacerbated by the completely perverted regulations, out of Sacramento, that diverted much needed water to protect some Delta Smelt fish, and lets not even get started on the bullet drain boondoggle to no where, BILLIONS of dollars that could be used for the building and operating of desalination plants, up & down the coast

[Plane]

The worst problem California has at present is the drought.

As I understand it , the water system in California was designed to supply about half the present population.

The drought might be a much smaller problem with half as much load.

And Texas is busy helping with this.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I do not see where Texas can send water to California- certainly not the amount needed. There is a Continental Divide in the way.

[sirs]

Given the contet in which Plane was writing, it's pretty clear he wasn't literally referring to water flowing from TX --> CA, but rather the population decrease of CA --> TX     

[Plane]

Given the contet in which Plane was writing, it's pretty clear he wasn't literally referring to water flowing from TX --> CA, but rather the population decrease of CA --> TX     

Clearly I should be less clear.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Texas is busy helping itself, perhaps.

The drought is not really the reason for businesses leaving.
And I have seen no proof that there are not an equal number of people moving from Texas to California to improve their living conditions.

What is clear is that Texans like to brag a lot.

[sirs]

The drought is not really the reason for businesses leaving.

Who the heck said it was??

[kimba1]

Now texas only advantage is cost but I don't recall it can supply th talent required for the influx of business.true I has some good school but so does California.but alot of california talent are imported. What does texas has that will draw those same talents. California draw is the open crazy culture. Does texas have that also?

[Plane]

To be honest , this picture was not taken in Texas.

That in the background is the Tour de France

[Xavier_Onassis]

When a business moves, most of the workers do not move with it.  The slight changes in employment would be even more negligible on the water situation. Most of the water goes to agriculture. No one is going to move their almond groves to Lubbock.

[sirs]

When businesses move out of state, most of the workers are simply let go...as in fired.  THAT is the reality of "changes in employment".  That'd be a (-) for CA, since they're hemorrhaging businesses, and a (+) for Texas, since many a business is relocating to their state.  If states can't logistically move, nut continue to lose money in CA, they simply close, and everyone loses their job

[Xavier_Onassis]

It is good that you have so much compassion for your fellow Californians.  Perhaps you should move to Texas. 

[kimba1]

My question is can texas keep the businesses. Is texas willing to change beyond just money the keep businesses. Remember thiers a reason these moves happened now not in the past. Is the fact ca.ifornia is costly only mean businesses are leaving but texas is not the only state to go to. I got a very good friend who visit family in texas and he would never ever think of living thier.

[Xavier_Onassis]

The deal where states are forced to compete with one another for business is bad for the people of this country, who work too hard to be shuffled around like helpless pawns. Some states tax their citizens to provide all manner of freebies, such as access roads, exemption from both property and business taxes and even factories to lure them away. It is hardly fair to tax me and others in Miami so that some cheapskate company can relocate tax-free to Tallifagootchee.  It is also not fair to the employees that are thrown out of work in whatever state said cheapskate company is located in.

After the move, the local residents must pay for the new schools, roads, bridges and other facilities that the presence of the factory necessitates, along with the bother of traffic congestion, pollution and contributions to politicians that suck up to the newly relocated company.

It is not that the cheapskate company was losing money, either, they just wanted to make MORE, most if which would go to the various big cheeses of the company. The average worker does not benefit from this sort of swindle.

[sirs]

It is good that you have so much compassion for your fellow Californians.  Perhaps you should move to Texas.

If we could afford it, we would