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Originally Posted by mookiemookie
Texas has a $27 billion budget deficit. They're closing elementary schools, colleges and police departments.
See what I mean about people outside of Texas having no clue about Perry or the state's financial problems?  |
True, but that deficit is offset by $10 billion "rainy day" account, and that's not bad considering we've had the worst recession in 40 years.
As for closing schools, brother, you know they are building them like crazy. Come on with me, I'll give you a tour of the brand new schools in Pearland, Lake Jackson, Sugarland, etc. They may be closing schools in some places but I doubt it has anything to do with the budget.
As for closing police depts, that's a plus. Most communities have bloated law enforcement depts.
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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr
In last election I would have voted (in unlucky case of being American) McCain if Palin wouldn't have been Vice President candidate.
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Rude much?
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Originally Posted by vienna
The following letter to the editor appeared in this morning's [Aug. 11, 2011] Los Angeles Times:
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latimes.com
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A warning from Texas; FDR and Obama; L.A.'s new football stadium
August 11, 2011
Texas, taxes and jobs
I am a visitor to California and a lifelong Texan. Imagine my surprise to encounter an anti-tax signature collector in San Diego arguing that California will lose jobs to Texas if taxes increase.
We Texans have already got all the minimum-wage, no-benefit jobs we can handle, along with lousy roads, a 19th century school system, a high poverty rate, hunger, lack of medical care and the highest rate of uninsured people in the nation. Our education system is declining, and much of the new jobs pay minimum wage. Texas is becoming third-world.
California has so much of what Texas lacks. Be happy to pay your taxes because you are getting so much for them. Tighten your belt and preserve the California you have while you can. Don't destroy California; you will regret it later.
Kathleen Bombach
El Paso
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Lady, you're a freaking idiot,
please move to California!
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