I’d say that Texas is more likely disintegrate than allow that. True, not all Texans are hardcore Conservatives, but they still tend to be a bit…. traditional-minded. I see them more likely to replace their government with either clergy or corporate boards than to do something so liberal as to allow legal marijuana.
We are talking the same sort of people who will spend millions of taxpayer dollars to save a few thousand by kicking a small handful of pot-smokers off of public assistance. That’s speaks volumes about how fiscally responsible they are, as well as how much damage they are willing to do in order to furhter their ideology.
@LuckyGuy Look at Colorado. If Texas hasn’t already leaped on the chance to grab free money by tapping into an economy that already exists, then they’re putting principle ahead of revenue. Whether they’re too financially unsavvy to see the evidence (meaning their current economic success is luck) or are just willing to cut off their nose to spite their face, I can’t say. They’re leaving money on the table, so I’d wager that it won’t happen.
@BeenThereSaidThat WA state (in particular, Seattle) is also having such a boom. And I know people who got more education than me who wound up flipping burgers. Some previously held decent-paying jobs, some never did because education is no guarantee of employment. Also, while success usually requires hard work (except in cases of inheritance or luck), hard work doesn’t automatically mean success.
As for high standards of living, well, if you go solely by average wage versus cost of living, maybe. But with comparable GDP per capita combined with far lower dependence on federal funding, lower poverty rates, better education levels, and a whole slew of other metrics (medical care, education, social freedoms…), I’d say that Texas is lucky to be competitive with WA instead of blown out of the running the way much of the rest of that region is.
Regarding the social element, well, the Texans I’ve dealt with generally weren’t the most tolerant. so I can’t see living there unless you’re either a White, straight, Conservative Christian, or you’re moving to Austin. If that is false than they have a pretty big pile of evidence to disprove.
You’re entitled to your opinion though, but observable facts and historical evidence lead me to strongly disagree with you on many levels.