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Old 07-10-2017, 08:59 PM
 
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Is that because salaries are higher in Texas, cost of living is lower, or both? I was working off the assumption that overall cost of living was lower, which makes me assume that salaries should also be somewhat lower in Texas. No doubt, I didn't look it up - ideally we'd be able to look just at the salaries of the jobs relocated from there to here.
With lots of exceptions nominal salaries are higher in CA. However, prices are much higher in CA explaining most of the difference.
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Old 07-11-2017, 05:31 PM
 
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I worked with a woman whose best friend was a higher level executive at Toyota in Southern California. At first he said there was no way he was relocating but he went on one of the paid trips to Plano and a month later she told me he looked at the city, housing and cost of living and decided to take the relo offer. He was actually given a salary increase (don't know how much) in addition to his relocation package. He said with the extra money he would just fly to see friends/family in California when he wanted to. It was funny because he went from being vehemently opposed to happy about the move. I am pretty sure no one took a decrease in pay and in some cases, like his, they sweetened the deal for him to relocate.
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Old 07-12-2017, 04:37 PM
 
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While not your fault this is very misleading. While TX might be considered to have the 7th highest property tax and if you compare $350,000 in Collin County to $350,000 in CA, TX runs much higher, it is not a good comparison. Your $350,000 house in a like type city in CA would run you $1.5M or more. This means that in Collin County you probably pay $8000-$9000 but in CA you would pay over $16,000. I always tell anyone compare what you would actually live in when looking at TX vs CA. It is an extreme bargain still. Next go look at the top 20 populous cities in America (meaning that is where the jobs will be) and then compare how much a similar house in a similar type city runs you as far as property taxes go and if you remove the TX and Southern cities (Atlanta) it is a real bargain in Dallas.
The problem with your logic though is you are comparing house to house and not what people can afford. If you can afford 350k in Collin County, you are probably looking at a house around 700k in CA. And that would be much cheaper in taxes.
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Old 07-12-2017, 05:52 PM
 
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The problem with your logic though is you are comparing house to house and not what people can afford. If you can afford 350k in Collin County, you are probably looking at a house around 700k in CA. And that would be much cheaper in taxes.
Let it go. Clearly after several bogus posts on your part this stuff is way - WAY beyond your grasp.

PS - "people" can afford more here - and it's not even close - as noted by the purchasing power at median income numbers I posted above. Think about it before responding please.
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Old 07-12-2017, 05:54 PM
 
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LOL ok.
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Old 07-12-2017, 06:03 PM
 
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LOL ok.
Why not elaborate? You can't that's why.

It's ok to be wrong. It's not ok to be wrong when you know as much.
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Old 07-12-2017, 06:08 PM
 
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I'm not wrong, CA People get used to this crappy attitude in TX.
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Old 07-12-2017, 06:21 PM
 
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Crappy attitude? I'm sure their experience is far better here than how they've been treated in WA, OR and CO.

(I personally don't want them here in the first place)
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Old 07-12-2017, 06:23 PM
 
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I'm not wrong, CA People get used to this crappy attitude in TX.
Not that. I love people from CA. They tend to be very well educated and have a different world view which is nice.

Your claim about CA, TX and relative COL adjusted incomes is wrong and you have to know that. I can send you all manner of third party economic proof if you'd like. Just say the word.

We can talk about tax burdens next if you'd like.
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Old 07-12-2017, 06:36 PM
 
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I am not wrong, a skilled worker like in the 110k range that they were discussing earlier in this thread is probably bringing in at least 130k in CA.

130k in CA isn't going to be able to buy a 1.5 million dollar house.
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