So you're just going to be willingly obtuse. Got it.
What mosaicmango and itep are trying to say is that with everything that's taken into consideration, income, property, sales, excise, other taxes and bullshit fees like car registration, that California are better for middle class and lower class because you pay overall less tax there because you don't see that benefit in Texas unless you're in the 1% already rich asshole territory.
So those "fleeing" not seeing actually less money taken out of their yearly salary.