"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Sat, 18 May 2013 23:15:54 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> My friend who waits tables and also helps with the
>> >> catering has done it all of her life. Why? Because it is what she
>> >> likes
>> >> to
>> >> do. But it is a very low paying job for her. And from what she has
>> >> told
>> >> me
>> >> that is the going wage there. I can't remember what she said but
>> >> something
>> >> like just over $2 an hour.
>> >
>> > Being a hotel banquet waiter can be quite a lucrative career... as is
>> > being a banquet bartender. The name of the game is "tips".
>> >
>> >> That's in TX. I also think TX is hurting in the job community.
>> >
>> > Texas has no income tax and low business taxes, so they're not hurting
>> > for jobs. Manufacturing is moving to the South in general because of
>> > less regulation and lower cost of living aka: wages. The rest of us
>> > are supposed to ignore that those states have the Walmart mentality
>> > and always put their hands out to the Federal government whenever
>> > there's a problem.
>>
>> I know quite a few people in TX and they are having a hard time finding
>> any
>> good paying jobs.
>>
>> We have no income tax here in WA either. So?
>>
> The cost of living is more (same with Oregon). Why? Because they are
> the preferred states for Californians who are looking for a lower cost
> of living. Don't you remember the bumper stickers that said "Oregon
> is a great place to visit, but DON'T move here"?

No. I don't remember those. Could be that they were out while we didn't
live here. Angela asked me if I had to move from this state, which would be
my second choice? I said Oregon.

I do remember during the 70's and 80's, people here were very resentful of
Californians who moved up here. They felt that they were taking all of our
jobs. That doesn't seem to be the case any more. I think the cost of
living here is pretty much the same as it is in CA.

But I do think we are very lucky here. We have such a mild climate and
there are so many things to do here.