Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
I went on a fifty mile motorcycle ride with my dad today. As much as I love riding, the 95 degree temperature and the 94% humidity took some of the fun out of it.

Financially there are some benefits to Texas. Like no state income tax. Oh, and I just got plates for my wife's motorcycle. They cost me $500. My dad just put plates on his brand new bike. Total cost was $54. And apparently his $54 must actually go towards maintaining the roads because the roads here are in pretty good condition. I pay ten times as much to put my vehicle on the road here, pay state income taxes, and have to deal with shitty, poorly maintained roads.
I was checking out Texas to live a few years back. I know they have no state income tax but that is more than offset by triple the rate on property taxes each year. A house like I have here is about $2k a year, was close to $6k in TX. So that $4k more a year is about what state taxes would be. Plus I don’t get to have a basement and I need a basement to store my preps.