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Why would we subsidize putting something so "mission critical" in a state openly calling to secede?
Because if they actually try they'll be shot dead in the streets by hellfire drones. Texas doesn't win against America. Especially not a gaggle of hicks who can't even spell secede.
You're saying they won't succeed?
A lot of it has to do with Texas having the Gulf of Mexico ports all along the coast. It’s a big reason petrochemical refining is so big in Texas. Another plus for Texas is it’s abundance of land they can either buy or imminent domain. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not a Texas supporter, but it’s just one of those location based decisions I’m sure.
Not to mention if your a business in Texas you usually only get slaps on the wrist when you poison the environment. Worker safety? Mostly dependent on company policy with the main focus just barely making OSHA compliance. If the fine is cheaper than compliance, a lot of companies just pay the fine if it happens.
Because they've been grumbling about that forever and it will never happen unless the US government just up and loses its military.
There will never be the political and populace buy in for something like that to ever end as more than a compound of political extremists getting wiped out by the national guard.
The majority of the people in the military would be fighting with Texas. Our military is about as right wing as you can get.
This is patently false. Officers across all branches skew more liberal while Marines skew heavily conservative.
There isn't a snowball's chance in hell they'll be allowed to that's why. In the Texas panhandle is the Pantex plant, which services the military's nuclear warheads. You saw what Uncle Sam did to the people who touched his boats, now try touching his nukes.
Taxpayer investment in private firms needs to come with dividends for taxpayers.
Yeah it’s wild that the US government will fund private projects without getting the same bonds or shares that private investors would expect.
would be good if it were any where but texas!
Texas has a bunch of advantages for manufacturing. Lawmakers are willing to work with firms, land is inexpensive and available while at the same time having lots of available workers, taxes are less, electricity is fairly inexpensive, and there is a ton of barrier island protected coastline for shipping ports. America's manufacturing rebuild cannot and will not happen in NY or CA, it is actively happening in places like TX due to such advantages.
If only they had reliable utilities. Samsung's fab in Austin got shut down for a few weeks from ice-mageddon. Messed them up enough that they threatened to leave if Texas didn't give them something to make up for it.
Your missing another big part and that's unions are hamstrung down there. A lot of places in the Midwest offer similar advantages, ports aren't as good but you can still ship a lot on the great lakes, but they won't go there because they're afraid of unions.
Inexpensive what fuck you smoking?
Except no water. Which last time I checked is pretty important for making fabs.
electricity is inexpensive as long as weather doesnt fuck up the plants causing peak usage price rockets*
Also, the land is stable. For something as precise as chip mfg, an area that won't earthquake is nice.
In oil country, the land may be getting less stable. Korean Samsung (and planet Earth) vs Texan oil barons, I wonder who Texas will protect.
Not to mention all of the slave labor from all of their incarcerated immigrants, and I'm sure the US will get a tax write off or something when they finally seceded.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/05/samsung-q1-2024-earnings-guidance-memory-chip-prices-rebound.html
Samsung expects first-quarter profit to soar 931%
it soars because the profit was near zero before and is now returning to "normal" (their competitor SK hynix made a 5 billion operating loss in one quarter last year)
