Why can’t the mainstream media acknowledge the Texas economy for the miracle that it is, and realize that when God called Rick Perry to be our state’s governor, He was showering blessings upon us as part of His divine plan to return a Texan to the White House? Why’d they have to go look at the numbers?
From the Wall Street Journal:
The Lone Star State gained more than a million jobs since the end of 2000, while the U.S. has lost almost 1.5 million, according data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
About 300,000 of the new Texas jobs were in government. Well over half of them, fueled by the surging population, were at public schools. Employment in the state’s public sector has jumped 19% since 2000, compared with a 9% rise in the private sector.
Now layoffs loom. State budget cuts, championed by Mr. Perry to address a big budget shortfall, are prompting school districts around the state to lay off hundreds of teachers and other workers going into the school year starting next month.
The layoffs haven’t shown up in federal data, but some economists forecast they may damp the state’s vaunted economic growth.
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To continue to have a successful Texas economy, we must have well educated kids now. In order to have well educated kids now, we must have dedicated teachers!! Not overworked, underpayed, and overwhelmed by high classroom populations and constant cuts to instructional materials!!! What are they (the politicians) thinking??? I would love for Rick Perry to come work in an educational setting for one year. I bet his opinions would change. And by the way, I have a hard time giving Mr. Perry all the credit for our previously thriving ecomoy here in Texas. Much of it has to do with the abundance of producing gas wells and last I checked, he was not a geologist!!
1. It’s going to be that big an impact
2. Any impact will allow him the opportunity to say “I cut expenses without raising taxes. That reduces government jobs. Would you rather I raised taxes and hurt private jobs”
Typo – I intended to say :It’s NOT going to be that big an impact