Thanks for posting that fact-based rebuttal, Gabe.
You are most welcome.
Previously, you wrote:
“Perry recent campaigns brags how he “balance the budget”. Now Texas is 11 BILLION over budget.”
Please see the chart below for the 2009 fiscal year which ended less than 90 days ago.
Here is an excerpt:
California 2009 budget:
Transparency: No
Shortfall $19.64 billion
Shortfall as a percent of General Fund Budget: 18.8%
Texas 2009 Budget
Transparency: Yes
Shortfall: None
Shortfall as a percent of General Fund Budget: n/a
http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/State_budget_issues,_2009-2010
In other words, Texas exited 2009 (one of the roughest year in recent history) with no budget shortfall.
I am not a fan of Rick Perry, but I am a fan of the Texas deficit hawks in the legislature that managed to pull this off.
Frankly, I think that is one MAJOR reason why so many people are moving to Texas from states like Michigan, Ohio, and California.