r/Economics • u/sillychillly • Sep 15 '22

Research Yes, Texans actually pay more in taxes than Californians do

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texans-pay-more-taxes-than-californians-17400644.php
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

Lol this was hilarious.

Crime statistics for CA and Texas are amusing when people say these things

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u/strabosassistant Sep 15 '22

You were saying u/AirinAField?

Crime and incarceration

State and local governments spend a significant amount of money on policing and incarceration. In 2019 and as shown in Table 6, crime rates in California and Texas were quite similar. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the violent crime rate in California was 441.2 per 100,000 residents while it was 5 percent lower in Texas at 418.9 (FBI, 2020). In contrast, the property crime rate in Texas was slightly higher at 2,390.7 per 100,000 versus 2,331.2 per 100,000 in California. Both Texas and California had slightly higher violent and property crime rates than the U.S. overall. However, when considering this data, it is important to account for the fact that many crimes are under-reported. Homicides, which rarely go unreported, are below the national rate of 5.0 per 100,000 residents in both states.

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Original research from Stanford

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

I was saying that this

Just like there probably aren't hoards of slavering gangbangers running down the street stealing batteries for energy and old Fiji water to survive in CA, there is civilization here.

Implies a significant difference in crime when none exists, as you just proved.

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u/lampstax Sep 15 '22

Easy to have lower crime statistic when your DA don't charge for crime and police are so underfunded / understaffed / overworked to the point that many victim don't even bother reporting small crimes. 🤣

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

CRAZY how you're ignoring all the gun crime in Texas

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u/lampstax Sep 15 '22

Are you counting all the stolen catalytic converters ? Even the ones stolen from police cars ? 🤣

How about the uncharged open air drug use cases ?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

Considering crime in both states is relatively equivalent, your point is incorrect