Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "Why do people commute by airplane?" video.

  1. @Bob Landers Honestly? Taxes in Texas aren't that much lower than in most other states. Yeah, there's no income tax, but that doesn't apply to companies, it applies to individuals. So that wouldn't really be a pull factor for the companies in question. There are, in fact, franchise (business) taxes, gas taxes, 'sin' taxes, and its sales and excise taxes are well above the US average (to make up for the fact that they don't have any income tax). Personally I think it's a (slightly) more business-friendly environment, lax regulations, and a great bit of marketing on the part of Texas. But to actually live outside of Dallas, Houston, or Austin? Good luck commuting through the dry heat.
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  2.  @TysonIke  No, they really do. California's light rail project https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/02/12/california-high-speed-rail-cost-rises-80-billion/ is going WAY over budget, mainly due to American culture and its emphasis on property rights- it takes ages and exponentially increases costs, when everyone wants to make a little off their residence being valuable real estate for a public works project. That, and corruption and political infighting.
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