Author Topic: What makes City folk, Democrats and rural fold Republicans? (Read 1829 times)

NUKE · « **Reply #90 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:14:32 PM »

sorry, not going to try to divine your thoughts based on a link.

Can you not argue a point on your own?

Fact is, Phoenix is a larger city ( both in area and population) than Boston, and we are Red.

Houston is much larger than Phoenix in population and area, and they are Red.

Dallas is much larger in area and population than Boston, and they are Red.

Sixpence · « **Reply #91 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:19:22 PM »

No soup for you Nuke, read it and weep

NUKE · « **Reply #92 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:20:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
No soup for you Nuke, read it and weep

so you agree that Phoenix is the 5th most populated city?

NUKE · « **Reply #93 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:22:54 PM »

I thought people in Boston were supposed to be smart.

Sixpence · « **Reply #94 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:26:21 PM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
I thought people in Boston were supposed to be smart.

Well, it's hard to compete with those 138 IQ's in Arizona

NUKE · « **Reply #95 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:32:01 PM »

well, that's true.

Sixpence · « **Reply #96 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:33:28 PM »

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFacts/TFDB/TFTemplate.cfm?Docid=314&Topic2id=90

stiehl · « **Reply #97 on:** November 12, 2004, 04:04:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Edbert
People in big cities are used to having the government tax others and give them stuff, like housing and mass-tansit.

People in the country are used to having to fend and provide for themselves.

Seems the other way around

Edbert1 · « **Reply #98 on:** November 12, 2004, 04:16:43 PM »

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Originally posted by stiehl
Seems the other way around

That link has been posted here about half a dozen time just today, give it a rest. Besides, adjust those numbers for tax dollars as a percentage of income and the results will be completely different.

indy007 · « **Reply #99 on:** November 12, 2004, 04:50:44 PM »

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Originally posted by Fruda
This place was terrible when Republicans were in complete control. We had a very poor sewer/water system (the water had such low pressure that showers would usually take about 30 minutes, even with a high-pressure shower head). Our roads were also in terrible condition, along with our schools and public service buildings. Along with that, our fat-ass of a mayor wouldn't sell open land for development.

1) All of Houston's road's are horrible. The only road construction going on that's worth a damn is I-10. That's because it's being done by private contractors, with stiff time penalties, and not by government employees.

2) I live over in Katy, and it's doing great. We have republican leadership. More & more schools in KISD are being opened constantly. New shopping centers open constantly. Katy Mills was built awhile back, and it's more popular than ever. Fry & Mason road are now so busy they both need more lanes. New neighborhoods are being built insanely fast... maybe you should move to my part of town?

3) Never have had utility problems.

4) Can't re-iterate this enough. The only thing worse than Houston roads... are Lousiana roads

But at least we're consistent and it's all over the damn place

Fruda · « **Reply #100 on:** November 12, 2004, 07:14:54 PM »

I completely agree with you on the Houston and Katy issues.

Katy is a very, very nice place... A little too nice, if you know what I mean.

Still, Tomball's really boomed since it's become a Democratic majority. It's actually become a rather nice place.

Oh yeah, and Bill White (Houston's Mayor) is doing a very good job. He's already done more in his first year and a half than Lee Brown did in his two terms. They're both Democrats, by the way, although Brown was an idiot.

Lee Brown --- Budget-Bleeder and Ambassador to Africa (mind you, he spent city money when he took all those over-seas trips).

indy007 · « **Reply #101 on:** November 13, 2004, 09:24:00 AM »

Thank God they took Lee Brown's face off of the Welcome to Houston sign at Bush Intercontinental. That was a good day.

I'm pretty happy with Bill White so far

Katy is pretty nice, but thankfully it's still not pricey like Sugerland.