I'm a Longhorn but damn, that is a scathing critique. Don't you know you're not supposed to talk about retards that way? It's insensitive.

Very interesting. So probably competent businessmen, or women, in another industry... not so much in automotive. I don't think I generally categorize them as "incompetents" unless I knew more. I just have this thing about giving folks the benefit of the doubt. This is not popular concept on the interwebs, apparently.

I was speaking in general terms, as was the OP, not specifically about Texas.

You've really jumped to broad conclusions about me based on this exchange. I think you might be incompetent at such types of inference.

It's not a definition of incompetence. It's only to say that in competitive markets you HAVE to have losers. I call them losers, not incompetents. But, whatever, I'm not interested in bullshit semantical games.

Have you thanked a super rich for your job today?

So only incompetents fail in business. Got it. Maybe they were only ridiculously competent; which was not enough against their brilliantly competent competition?

It's not for everyone. Thank god.

I see folks moving to better job markets as exercising their options. I'm sure they are thankful those options exist.

Well yeah. Jobs, no state income tax, lower cost of living. When other states start to loose their tax base, they'll follow suit. Anyways, West has nothing at all to do with any of this. Name any state and you'll find significant industrial accidents. You have zero evidence that proves the regulatory environment is…

Wow. What a bunch of whiny brat children. This site has devolved.

Politics on the internet is such bullshit. I am fuckin' exhausted by all the loud mouth no-it-alls that haven't so much as crack a book on economics, taken a business class or studied any of the great social philosophers or the history of democracy (much less the evolution of ideas that led to Marxism) from which our…

I'm pretty sure the dealerships will tell you that it's a great way of doing business as they light cigars with rolled up $100 bills.

Nope. Free markets aren't controlled by arbitrary government policy.

You have no idea what you are talking about, do you?

Uh no. The definition is minimal, or preferably no, government control or distortion of the market. This is a pretty clear-cut case of gubment involvement distorting the market in a way that is obviously not good for the people. Jeez, read a Milton Friedman book or something.

It's ironic really. The amount of Texas hate and Praise Texas rhetoric is crazy. But I tell you, folks vote with their feet and more people are moving there than just about any other state.

This is true. But the consumers aren't feeling it in their pocket books or the economic decision making. Yet. So they tolerate.

I mean, I get where you're coming from but I really do think most Texans are very happy with Texas in general. Apparently, a lot of Californians think so too as they are moving to Texas in ridiculous numbers.

Exactly what problems is Texas having?