Not really. Perry did double spending and raise taxes on business while Governor.
Having a weak Governor and a legislator that only meets every other year is some of the real reasons
Not sure most will understand what you mean about “weak” governor. It’s not a slam on Perry, right? It’s the fact that the Texas government was set up to be weak. Thanks to Sam Houston, or so I’ve been told.
Over a 10 year period. With inflation. With population growth. With an expanding economy. With economic prosperity.
Thus, Perry has increased services to Texas citizens while making Texas the most economically prosperous State in the Union.
Sounds like a Win-Win to me.
It is called "Growing the Pie".
That is a concept that the liberals and some conservatives do not seem to understand. All they understand is the Zero Sum game of splitting a pie that never grows.
I'm imagining that you'll have to come around to saying that the legislature did it. Not Perry-- since Perry is the governor in a weak governor state.
Actually, Perry’s tax rates simply moved taxes around and were basically net neutral. Taxe increases were neutralized by other tax decreases like state property taxes. It made the burden be carried by non-property owners as well.
As far as the debt doubling, that’s because of unfunded mandates from the feds and high transportation costs the last two years.