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To: Oceander
Nice astroturf.

How many organically created jobs are in Texas -- as opposed to ones from companies fleeing California?

And the talk of Perry "creating jobs" gives the game away: the government cannot create jobs. The fact that Perrywinkles talk like it can shows that they are not real conservatives.

We need real growth, not a zero-sum game.

Cheers!

58 posted on 08/27/2011 10:25:50 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
nd the talk of Perry "creating jobs" gives the game away: the government cannot create jobs. The fact that Perrywinkles talk like it can shows that they are not real conservatives.

Perry and company have created and maintained an atmosphere where businesses can thrive. Regarding your California comment, Perry has been out there hustling these corporations to pack up and move to Texas. I can guarantee you that these CEOs weren't listening to some state rep. They were listening to Perry.

61 posted on 08/27/2011 10:30:34 AM PDT by GOPyouth ("We're buying shrimp, guys. Come on." - Dear Leader)
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To: grey_whiskers
"Astroturf" - do you really know what that word means, or are you seriously suggesting that you have reason to believe that I'm being paid behind the scenes to speak for a particular point of view?

Simply throwing it around like an insult - which, btw, seems to be what post of your posts are about - simply says more about you than about the person whom you're trying to insult.

On to the substance, where you're not only uneducated, you're also wrong. Considering his other views on government, I rather seriously doubt that Perry is claiming - like Obama - that his administration itself directly "created" jobs; however, what the facts bear out in spades is that the tax and regulatory policies that Perry has helped to put into place - obviously you need a legislature that works with you, not agin' you - and has helped to maintain have definitely set up conditions most favorable for private businesses to create new jobs.

That is how government "creates" jobs, it imposes the minimum amount of regulation needed and otherwise stays out of the way, which is precisely what Perry has done and has said he will continue to do.

And the results? They speak for themselves, as discussed in this WSJ article.

That article contains this useful summary of some of the positive effects Texas' government under Perry has had:

Capital—both human and investment—is highly mobile, and it migrates all the time to the places where the opportunities are larger and the burdens are lower. Texas has no state income tax. Its regulatory conditions are contained and flexible. It is fiscally responsible and government is small. Its right-to-work law doesn't impose unions on businesses or employees. It is open to global trade and competition: Houston, San Antonio and El Paso are entrepôts for commerce, especially in the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Based on his conversations with CEOs and other business leaders, Mr. Fisher says one of Texas's huge competitive advantages is its ongoing reform of the tort system, which has driven litigation costs to record lows. He also cited a rule in place since 1998 in the backwash of the S&L debacle that limits mortgage borrowing to 80% of the appraised value of a home. Like a minimum down payment, this reduces overleveraging and means Texas wasn't hurt as badly by the housing crash as other states.


Sounds pretty good to me, and I'm not even getting paid to say that.

Perry, the road to prosperity in 2012
76 posted on 08/27/2011 10:54:17 AM PDT by Oceander (The phrase "good enough for government work" is not meant as a compliment)
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