Yes, he feigns being tough or doing the right thing, but in the end he does zip to change anything for the better. He makes promises he doesn't keep. Texas is a good place to live but the government is run by the usual politicians...looking to keep the status quo, get re-elected, not do anything too drastic, and keep money flowing to their election fund contributors. In the process our freedoms are slowly draining away. My favorite example is the property tax situation. The last couple of governors including Abbot were all about not raising the property tax rate. Made a big deal about it. Then turned around and told the county taxing districts to raise the property values every year. So yeah, the tax rate didn't go up, but our taxes did because the values have gone up 1100% (no typo). This forces multi-generational landowners to sell out to the developers which are some of the biggest election contributors.
Because he promises big things, then delivers dust motes.
He grabs attention with buzz word headlines, but when you pull back the curtain, you find he either didn't deliver or he actually caved to the Dems/DS/RINOS.
Can we please get some clarity? I moved here and for various reasons was not following politics closely till 6 months prior to the election.
Why do folks here hate him so much?
Yes, he feigns being tough or doing the right thing, but in the end he does zip to change anything for the better. He makes promises he doesn't keep. Texas is a good place to live but the government is run by the usual politicians...looking to keep the status quo, get re-elected, not do anything too drastic, and keep money flowing to their election fund contributors. In the process our freedoms are slowly draining away. My favorite example is the property tax situation. The last couple of governors including Abbot were all about not raising the property tax rate. Made a big deal about it. Then turned around and told the county taxing districts to raise the property values every year. So yeah, the tax rate didn't go up, but our taxes did because the values have gone up 1100% (no typo). This forces multi-generational landowners to sell out to the developers which are some of the biggest election contributors.
Oh I know about the property tax bit being a home owner here. Thanks for the info. :)
I don’t hate him, but DeSantis is the rock star.
He is. Popular enough to get a 60 minutes hit piece that was immediately debunked by, well, everybody. Even democrats are defending him.
He will be president some day at this rate.
Because he promises big things, then delivers dust motes. He grabs attention with buzz word headlines, but when you pull back the curtain, you find he either didn't deliver or he actually caved to the Dems/DS/RINOS.
Hmm. Will have to pay more attention. Got a link to good Texas news site in regards to politics?
I wish I did. I just go to the actual .gov sight and look stuff up myself now days. I can't find any truly unbiased reporting anymore.