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Azuren said:
Increasing minimum wage means the fat cats at the top will charge more for goods and services. It's one reason why California went to shit, and why Californians are fleeing to Texas.

What NEEDS to happen is property tax needs to go down across the board, and regulations need to be imposed on apartment complexes so that they can't overcharge (over a dollar a month per square foot is ridiculous, I don't care where it is).

Another thing is these people need to stop assuming they can raise a family flipping burgers at McDonald's. That's a high schooler job.

Lower prices on houses and no state income tax are probably more driving factors for Californians to move to Texas.  You could get a huge house in Texas or live in a little ass house for same price in Cali.  Prices over there are crazy (never been to Cali but I know the gas prices are always high).  Min wage in Cali is 10 though and Texas is set at the federal level of 7.50.