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When Perry took over for GWB the budget for the state was 46 billion this year it had a 20% CUT to get it down to 90 billlion. He doubled the state government in 9 years.

Unlike your state of California, Texas passed a balanced budget, did not raise taxes and has a $3Billion rainy day fund.

Business are flocking to Texas, as are people to work for them (quite a few from California, I would guess).

Texas does not have state income tax like your state of California (which is broke, raised taxes and passed a budget, where if those phantom new revenues ($$$$$ Gov Brown dreams will be squeezed from a bloodless turnip) don't magically appear is going deeper into the dumper.

Even though Texas relies on property taxes (took a huge hit due to Democrat schemes in the mortgage industry, Fannie Mae, etc) we still have a healthy, growing economy and can pay our bills.

Can you take these 3 simple questions one at a time.

Thanks!

Perry doubled the size of state government in 9 years.

1. What do jobs have to do with *doubling* the size of state government?

2. Did the Texas government need double the size of their government to hire more government workers simply to collect the tax money?

3. Why does private business need more government?