Kevyn wrote:
I always get a kick out of it when a Texan brags about Texas it is the same as a toddler who is proud of making a boom boom in his diaper.
"There is no "Texas Miracle" either today or yesterday. What we have is a state with a great divide between the rich & poor. Rick Perry has made a career of exploiting these divisions and touting himself as some kind of job creator. The fact is that Perry has presided over one of the most dysfunctional states in the country. As they say in Texas he's all hat and no cattle. Look at the stats and make up your own mind......."
lowest per capita savings & wealth (bottom 10 states) --- source: statemaster, ag edwards
hate crimes (10 worst states) --- source: statemaster, FBI
life expectancy 76.7 (bottom half of states) --- source: bloomberg businessweek
worst drop out rate in nation --- source: houston chronicle
least healthy states 2010 (bottom 10 worst states) --- source: healthinsurance org
highest percentage of uninsured in the nation 2010 --- source: healthinsurance org
children in poverty 2010 (bottom 10 worst states) --- source: healthinsurance org
prenatal care & infectious disease (ranked near the bottom) source: healthinsurance org
one of the most dangerous states 2010 (ranked in worst 1/3 rd) --- source: infoplease
math & science rankings 2010 (bottom half of the nation) --- source: huffington post
second highest illiteracy rate in nation --- source: huffington post, literarytexas org
highest insurance rates in the US 2009 (200% higher under rick perry) --- source: texas kaos
median income 49k (bottom half of all states) --- source: wikipedia
some of the highest property tax rates, home closing fees, & general revenue fees in the country --- source: dallas morning news
adults in poverty (bottom 10 states) --- source: dallas morning news
ranked fifth worst state to live in --- source: statemaster
unemployment rate 8.2 % (ranked 24th in nation behind NY, Mass, MD, & MN to name a few) --- source: wikipedia
highest percentage of minimum wage jobs in US (10+%)--- source: thinkprogress
median hourly wage $11.20 (bottom half of states) --- source: thinkprogress
national leader in teen pregnancy --- source: statemaster
third highest obesity rate in nation --- source: statemaster
adults with mental health problems (top half of states) --- source: statemaster
one of the least consumer friendly state's in the nation - including limits on what bad doctors & negligent companies can be sued for --- source: huffington post
government subsidized poaching of out of state jobs... destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the country --- source: time, dallas morning news
poor environmental quality ( ranked in bottom 1/3rd of states ) --- source: forbes
I always get a kick out of it when a Texan brags a... (
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I noticed that most all of your sources are leftist propaganda blow holes. Next time try Pravda and Al Jazeera to complete the commie set.