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Texas Grows Spending Almost 100% during Perry's Tenure

Posted on 08/14/2011 2:07:40 PM PDT by BereanBrain

During Perry's Tenure in Texas, Spending in Texas grew from about 49 Billion a year, to over 90 Billion a year. Texas budgets every 2 years, to the following show the budgets for both Bi-annums. Divide by two for average yearly spending.

Texas 2010-2011 Budget 182 Billion

http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Texas_state_budget

Texas 2000-2001 Budget was ~98 Billion and is available at

http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/Bill_76/Bill-76-4_Conference_Summary_0599.pdf

In other words CLOSE to 100% Growth in spending. (from 49 B to 91 B)

During this time, the Census says Texas grew from 20 Million (2000 Census) to 25 Million (2010 Census). That’s a growth of 25 Percent.

So much for Perry's Fiscal Conservative Credentials.


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To: Poser

“If I factor in inflation over 10 years”

That’s what I was wondering—are these figures adjusted for inflation?


201 posted on 08/15/2011 4:18:30 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: dsc

The article quotes dollar figures and says nothing about inflation or any other factor.


202 posted on 08/15/2011 6:30:10 PM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: crz

WOW! Get educated! I’m assuming you can read but with that statement I maybe giving you too much credit.


203 posted on 08/15/2011 8:51:28 PM PDT by presently no screen name ( BHO....the destroyer)
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To: BereanBrain
That is an 49 to 90 Billion is 83% increase not a 100% increase. That's bad enough.
Texas's Gross State Product only grew from 2981.299 Billion in 2001 to $3786.41 Billion in 2010 in 2000 Dollars. That is a 27% growth in GSP. The population grew 20% to 25.145 million in that period.
This means that there was real growth of only 7% in the economy, but 60% in the budget. Some record.
204 posted on 08/16/2011 12:25:53 AM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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To: fieldmarshaldj

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2764626/posts

205 posted on 08/16/2011 3:25:15 PM PDT by Quicksilver (Defeat Obama)
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