Posted on 11/04/2011 4:54:27 AM PDT by normy
Rick Perry says Texas is the most successful state in America. He's right. Texan economic output exceeds Mexico's and Australia's and rivals India's. Rick Perry has been governor of Texas for nearly 11 years. Does the logic of politics lead us to conclude that the governor of the nation's most successful state, ipso facto, is the best man to be president of the economically gasping United States?
We are about to find out. Getting lost, however, among the governor's adventures in the lovely hamlets of New Hampshire is that Texas, with or without him, has a story the rest of the U.S. should hear—the parts of the country that want a better economy than they've got now.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Oooops...don’t confuse them with reality.ha.
What kind of discussion do you want to have? Yes, Texas is full of reasonable people for the majority, thank goodness. We understand how the economy works, and we’re team players. And we don’t like anybody else messing in our business. Nor are we about to let the unions dictate in our workplace and destroy our businesses.
Rick Perry’s first premise, ‘don’t confiscate and spend all the money’ works for us. He’s helped us fight off the tax and spend Marxist democrats and their state income taxes. His talent for dealing with democratic cities who will screech and squawk if you try to put industry in it with jobs, has been successful. And his concept of regulate with moderation, just enough to protect the land and the people also works for us. As well as his ability to spot problems and bring solutions. Like tort reform, and then tort reform, loser pays; insurance risk pools; not expanding the unfunded federal mandates from the welfare state; taking our state parks off the general revenue and making them operate on their own revenue; and even greater, he fights and defends our state against the feds and their interference.
Yes, much credit goes to us every day Texans. But our success has depended on choosing leadership that allows us to run the show and doesn’t try to solve our every problem for us. It makes even our weakest stronger.
Those that call him a buffoon or a goofball because he’s not a silk willy smooth talker who will stand up tell you what you want to hear that makes you feel good, evidently value the look of things rather than the substance. If that’s all you want for our nation is the ‘look of things’ then eat shite and continue to live in a Marxist country, with sleazy Mitt Romney.
For all those who dislike Texas for it’s high poverty rate(due to high ILLEGAL immigration), low wage jobs(What state DOESN’T have a overabundance of low wage jobs) and low high school graduating rate(once again,ILLEGAL immigration),please stay away.
As a former resident of the empire state known as NY with it’s high poverty rate, no jobs(even low wage jobs) and a out of control state that purposely destroys any private companies plans for expansion due to ridiculous regulations and a tax code from hell, I will take my chances for a brighter future in Texas.
Thank You Texas for 8 great years(and counting) even if I don’t have the greatest job in the world(But then again, WHO DOES!!!)!!
who is your candidate choice?
Who is yours?
I think the article had some good points. As you say, probably the secret of Texas’ success is that there isn’t a lot of government churning away day and night to produce new rules, new taxes, etc.
One of the problems for Perry’s use of Texas as a model, however, is that most people in Texas already agree with that philosophy of governing, and they also share a lot of values that may not be that common in the rest of the US (self-reliance, a work ethic, etc.).
I have always thought that the reason Perry hasn’t been very successful in presenting his message is that he didn’t realize it would be a hard sell once he got outside of Texas. He seems to have assumed that the rest of the country thought the way Texans did and that he wouldn’t have to explain things from scratch. We’ll see if he’s capable of understanding this and doing a better job of communicating.
It must be good to have the fortune working for you to have such an envious income bracket, I would love to discuss it even more but I must get dressed in three layers of thermal underwear, drive 13 miles to work just after a decent snowfall here in Alaska, work outside in the wind and cold for my non union job that has no health care, no sick days, no vacation, its seasonal and I am underpayed, but I have been there for 16 years, why? There isn’t anything else paying any better for my level of education.
My only other job is during the winter in Australia, but I won’t discuss that, if I did too many others might do the same.
If you read the article, Texas has been a tiger state for 175 years.
You: “Texas has the second-highest poverty rate among the 50 states, behind only Mississippi..... It has the second-highest percentage of population without a high school diploma...... It is tied with Mississippi for having the biggest percentage of workers paid at or below the minimum wage.
....additionally a large steady infiltration of muslims...by invitation... from Gov. Perry.”
Texas the #1 economy in the United States.
Texas is obviously going to have the largest amount of workers paid at minimum wage since Texas has the largest number of workers.
Actually it is 10th in highest poverty rate even though it has the 2nd largest population. (This is as of Oct 2011 - you are using old statistics)
1st Mississippi (you got that one right)
2nd New Mexico
3rd DC
4th Alabama
5th Kentucky
6th Arkansas
7th Louisiana
8th S Carolina
9th W Virginia
10th Texas
But lets compare apples to oranges:
Mississippi has less than 3 million in population.
Texas has over 25 million in population - 2nd most populated state next to California.
Texas is a right to work state.
Texas has the most illegal population thanks to the Federal Government not securing our international border.
Perry will secure the border and that will change.
Regarding Education and drop out rates: Texas unlike many other states DOES NOT PASS STUDENTS WHO FAIL. In order to move up and graduate, you have to make the grades.
Texas does not move kids up by being PC. So it would be difficult to compare.
YOU: “....additionally a large steady infiltration of muslims...by invitation... from Gov. Perry.”
“by invitation”
Based on WHAT? Prove it.
If I voted for purely financial reasons I would think this article is great. But I don’t. Fiscal policy is probably 4th on my list...
This is about a philosophy that we need to bring to DC. Perry has this philosophy in his blood.
We need to tap into that all over the USA.
I bet you also enjoyed the law taxes and low cost of living here too. And there’s one thing for sure. If you can’t make it in Texas, you’re not going to be a success much anywhere else because your cost of living is going to be much greater. Sounds like you have a spending problem, not an income problem.
He was also the 1st Republican Lt. Governor ever elected in Texas, so once again we do know better.
I believe there are many Americans all over this country who just need to stir up what's already inside them. Not by speechifying and multiple point recovery plans.
You know motivational speakers motivate for a couple weeks and then you need a new pick me up. We need to stir up the Spirit already put in us from the days of the Pilgrims.
To be fair, it needs to be pointed out how much less expensive it is to live in all theses states; aside from Washington, DC where there is a lot of transfer payment going to its citizens.
I have customers from all over the country and the world. They want to be Texan and American. They love the freedom. This is what all of America needs to get back to. Where just saying your American demands respect world wide.
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