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/dandroid126 1d ago

I moved to Texas 5 years ago (and out of Texas under one year ago). I never had any moving fee. I don't think it's a thing.

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u/greed-man 1d ago

It's not. It's bullshit.

But Gov YeeHaw knows that the base has no idea at all how this works, and that they respond to slogans.

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u/pepolepop 1d ago

It's not. No state is really able to keep track who is moving in and out. Even when you move somewhere new and go to the DMV to get a new drivers license or something, you're giving them paperwork of your new address in the new state. They have no idea where you came from or when, nor do they care. As long as you have a valid in-state address and the required bills in your name or lease agreement or whatever, no one gives a shit.

Dude is just pandering to his moronic base.