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NO, but in San Antonio, you can get your grass cut for cheap!


A Texan in Washington, DC wrote in message <36914E13.51ED416C@dc.net>...
>You are absolutely correct when you say "the major reason that many young
>people, especially college graduates, leave the city is because they find
that
>they can make more money in other cities."  It's why I left Texas
completely!
>How many software houses do you have in SA? How many large
telecommunications
>facilities (NCCs, NOCs, NICs, etc.)? How many facilities related to the IT
>industry in general? Not much...
>    You cannot lure them if the jobs are not there. I foresee the future
for
>West Texas as pretty bleak for anyone (white or black) that does not work
at any
>of the numerous military bases, can't speak Spanish or doesn't know how to
cook
>a burrito!
>    I'm sorry, I'm not trying to stereotype anyone or anything like that,
but
>SA's Hispanic population will continue to grow because:
>
>1. They know they can get support from the "locals".
>2. The tax-payer funded social programs encourages it own use - it's called
job
>security and most of it's employees are... you guessed it! - Hispanic! Can
you
>imagine what a good, hard audit would uncover? Nothing!! The auditors can't
>speak Spanish!
>
>    I grew up in West Texas and there's nothing there for anyone, unless
you're
>a horny toad!! That will only change if local governments stop being so
"old"
>and start thinking "younger". You can't encourage growth if your local
>governments are run by fascists! Look at Odessa!
Nazi-christian-witch-hunters!!
>I should know - I was there!! (Just ask any Odessan and they _personally_
know
>someone that had a brother that knew this guy that had a neighbor that was
a
>Satanist. They damn near burned me at the stake - but I'll have the last
laugh
>where that's concerned) Anyway, their economy sucks right now because they
are
>too conservative and too DNC at the same time. "Let's not encourage the
growth
>of other industries (other than oil) and while we're at it, let's shell out
>money for social programs to support all of these 'Americans' that can't
speak
>English." Whatever...
>    West Texas, you have two options: get real or get ready. Your economic
days
>are numbered! The desert can be very harsh if you don't know how to live in
it -
>it can be beautiful if you know how to adapt.
>
>Mk.
>
>author wrote:
>>
>> The Impact of Black Flight on the Future of
>> San Antonio's African-American Community
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