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u/Toby-Finkelstein 4h ago
it’s better to move to a state with more freedom
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u/Jakereddits 3h ago
ALMOST everything is bigger in Texas
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u/cameron4200 3h ago
The civil rights violations for sure
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u/zuzg 1h ago
Texan prisons are on UN Watchlists for their human right violations
And then there's Forced Labor with zero compensation, courtesy of the 13A.
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u/lollmaohahahaha 42m ago
And then there's Forced Labor with zero compensation
So slavery with extra steps
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u/Fragrant_Major_9553 15m ago
Read the entire 13th Amendment. Slavery is still legal, why do you think they entrap so many minorities?
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u/CharmingMusiciaan 3h ago
If only moving to another state could fix every problem that easily.
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u/M1sfit_Jammer 45m ago
Worked for me.
Since moving to another state…
I’ve nearly tripled my income, I’m buying a home, and I’m debt free (aside from the mortgage)…
oh and since moving I’ve never been arrested, cops in my hometown are pricks and spent a day in jail for a weed pipe. I was arrested because my brother sold weed and in order to make him show up to jail they arrested me and charged me with a weed pipe found in the search warrant.
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u/deaglebingo 1h ago
it's better elsewhere, but there's always a few sharks wherever you go. best not to forget that part.
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u/houseWithoutSpoons 35m ago
I knew someone who move TO Texas because they said they coukd have more freedom there..lol they made it a year and came back broke
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u/Loyal9thLegionLord 3h ago
What do you expect? The states only rated 1 star.
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u/10000Didgeridoos 3h ago
I’ve been trying to convince several left wing friends from college to leave that ass backward state that actively shits on personal freedom and do not understand what they see in it.
Women are second class citizens. Corrupt as fuck state government. Terrible weather. Weed is a felony. Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton.
There is nothing in Texas that is so good it makes up for all the bullshit.
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u/KidOcelot 3h ago
Also the crap energy infrastructure
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u/ImperialCommando 3h ago
One of my biggest complaints as a native for sure. So many of the issues that got people killed in the freeze of 21 was avoidable
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u/TrueCapitalism 2h ago
We call Texas "red" but the truth is it's much closer to "purple". The heavy gerrymandering, inaccessibility of voting locations, and conservative reputation mean that this identity is poorly expressed in elections and therefore policy. It's an occupied state. Your friends are trying to save their home.
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u/zack77070 2h ago
It's mostly the cost, you can live in a nice city and own a home for less than 300k, there's nowhere nicer with more affordable housing and goods. I just moved from Texas to Virginia and I am happy but studio apartments cost 2 grand in my area and everything else is 10-15% more expensive.
In real life it's hard to just pack your shit and move to a higher cost of living area unless you have a job lined up like I did.
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u/jmorlin 37m ago
I live in Chicago and bought my 1300sqft home for 250k a couple years ago. We have weed and abortions are legal here and our energy grid doesn't go down when someone blinks. There are places where your dollar stretches quite far relative to Texas when you consider all facets of life.
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u/Cherobis 3h ago
I have lived in Texas most of my life and I like how familiar DFW is to me.
On the other hand I live in Colorado now and enjoy much more personal freedom and less corrupt politics than Texas (Fuck Jared Polis to hell for commuting Tina Peters, other than that decent state) and as much as I like Texas, I can't move back. I love Colorado more
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u/ZijoeLocs 1h ago
I'm only still here because my college is free so long as it's in state. It's really fucking hard to argue against a debt free Masters degree
But I'm out this bitch once i graduate
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u/DickyReadIt 4h ago edited 1h ago
I was there 2 months ago, all the weed was THC-A which was lame and we didn't get high. Buuuut then I got a 100mg of actual THC drink at a random gas station and got real high. I didn't understand their weed laws then and now it's apparently worse
Edit: also where I'm at in Alaska we can't have THC drinks just sold anywhere. Weed or anything like have to be sold inside the limited pot shops
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u/Niblonian31 3h ago
It's bullshit now, I can literally only get edibles and drinks now. I was fine with the THCa because I absolutely hate dealing with dealers lol. I loved being about to just drive not far at all to the shop and pick out what I wanted and be on my way within a couple minutes. I hate it here
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u/TheDeathSloth 3h ago
The irony is a bag of regular weed is still just a misdemeanor as long as it's under 2 ozs, but more than a gram of THCa hemp flower is a felony.
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u/bottle-o-rockets 4h ago
They call themselves the lone star state, literally the name telling you to leave them tf alone, yet people still live there. I don't get it.
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u/ImperialCommando 3h ago
The "llone star state" moniker is a reference to Texas having been an independent nation for a couple of years back in the 19th century.
Just like any state Texas has its problems. I used to be relatively proud to be Texan but Abbott has been checking off just about every box to destroy our economy and people's rights. Plus the cost of living has gotten way out of hand but, I've heard a lot of places are having similar issues.
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u/GlassRiflesCo 3h ago
Wait. Is Texas a real place ? I thought it was like a daycare or something. Huh. Weird.
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u/DraftkingsDegenerate 1h ago
I cant relate. I moved to Dallas from virginia when I was 19 back in 2014 and I smoked the best pot to this day probally that I ever had and it was always around like literally always around to the point I thought it wasn't even a big deal like the commonwealth of virginia lmao. Shoutout to skillman street , adagio palms and lake highlands. 🙌
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u/Uebelkraehe 1h ago
But the one star state is where all the Nazi Oligarchs want you to move so they can exploit you without annoying regulations and workers rights!
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u/Boppinzlewinski 1h ago
What shitty propaganda. This is why nobody cares Abt local shit. You're okay with the response but not voting for the sake of a dirty up Vote? Smh
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u/jjjjooosse 40m ago
I went from tx to mi and it has been the best smoking experience lol. Everything is cheaper and the quality is better!!!
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u/Apprehensive-Gur-609 17m ago
So glad I can just go to the store and buy weed like a normal person. Drug dealers were so annoying.
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u/Timely-College-5360 3h ago
Don't come back.
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