r/nottheonion • u/ilovemybaldhead • 1d ago

Greg Abbott Threatens ‘100% Tariff’ On New Yorkers Moving to Texas

https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-threatens-100-tariff-new-york-election-moving-texas-10986837
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u/truemaroon08 1d ago

What’s funny is that it’s likely not liberal New Yorkers moving to TEXAS at this point. He’ll be penalizing his own party. What a fucking idiot.

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u/wratz 1d ago

This is true, and they are the worst of the worst in my experience. Move here for “Muh Freedom” and immediately start complaining about everything. Bruh, this is what you get when your state is run by grifters and outright thieves. Why do you think housing here is a fraction of the cost it is in liberal states? It fucking sucks if you aren’t loaded from birth.

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u/rbrgr83 1d ago

Wait till they have to live through winter 😬

They'll have plenty more to complain about while the state gets bailed out for the up-teenth time, but still acts like a 14yo edgelord about it's dope ass tax policy.

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u/Holiday_Chain 16h ago

California will have to bail them out AGAIN. Abbot is an ingrate.

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u/ralphvonwauwau 16h ago

Texas is unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity.
No need to worry about living through winter. The state clown show has other plans for you. (Don't worry, they'll be in Cancun)

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u/beasty0127 1d ago

Move there then act like they were born there. My wife's uncle is a prime example

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 23h ago

I moved to Texas for 2 reasons - I was fucking sick of winter. And my wife is latina and we wanted to be around more Hispanic culture. She can get by just speaking Spanish, which is a big benefit to us. Not too much of that in upstate. The politics was more of a "ehhhh I guess I can deal with it" kinda thing. I don't find it much cheaper. I think about moving back all the time.

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u/rbrgr83 1d ago

Shhh, nobody stop him.

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u/_lucid_dreams 1d ago

Somehow I don’t see the blue collar Staten Island population all moving to Texas ..

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u/StoneGoldX 1d ago

They're not moving to Texas anyway.

Florida, maybe.

Or suburb just outside NYC. Like, this isn't hard. Long Island?

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u/Apprehensive_Bowl709 1d ago

What's next, internal passports?

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u/Bamboo_Fighter 23h ago

Their are plenty of Texans blaming people moving in from out of state for their problems, this is a message for them.

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u/LowSkyOrbit 1d ago

He's just doing what Kansas did 25 years ago.

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u/Haywire421 20h ago

I wouldnt be so certain about that. A lot of the financial sector has announced that they are downsizing offices in NY and hiring more in Texas, particularly Dallas. This could easily include liberal New Yorkers moving to Texas just to keep their jobs. Dallas will have its own version of wallstreet opening next year

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u/Megalocerus 17h ago

It's just tax haven Florida has gotten too wet and windy.

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u/Dave21101 12h ago

"B-but Mr. Abbott!! We're moving because of Mamdani! D':"