The Wisdom of Rick Perry

All facts to the contrary notwithstanding, eh nwsrounder?

Median per capita income:

Texas $24,870
California $29,188
USA $27,334

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html Originally Posted by TexTushHog

Apply some common sense, and reality in which everyone should know and understand. It is VERY expensive to live in CA as opposed to TX, or anywhere else for that matter. In your same link, median value of a house in CA $458K, TX $123K, almost four times higher.

A Texan earning $24,870 would need to make 44% more, or $35,880 to maintain the same standard of living in CA, according to Bankrate and several other cost of living comparisons.

Don't get me wrong, I have a residence in CA, and I would never wish it upon anyone to have to live in TX, but as far as the economy, working stiffs in TX are much better off under Perry.

Perry has absolutely nothing to do with median per capita income or median cost of houses ..

if he does maybe he can give everyone a raise and increase the value of their homes to offset the drasitc devalueation homeowners delt with when housing bubble burst like an egg hitting a sidewalk.

Perry has been in office long enough to assume responsibility for the $25B state deficit ..

Perry has absolutely nothing to do with median per capita income or median cost of houses ..

if he does maybe he can give everyone a raise and increase the value of their homes to offset the drasitc devalueation homeowners delt with when housing bubble burst like an egg hitting a sidewalk.

Perry has been in office long enough to assume responsibility for the $25B state deficit .. Originally Posted by CJ7

LOL, typical, I even did the math for you and you still can't comprehend and speak the truth. Ohh well, the question I was most curious about was whether anybody wanted a Brown style governor in Texas. I got the answer.

LOL, typical, I even did the math for you and you still can't comprehend and speak the truth. Ohh well, the question I was most curious about was whether anybody wanted a Brown style governor in Texas. I got the answer. Originally Posted by nwarounder

Im not questioning the math, just who you (seemingly) deem responsible for median stats

CBJ7 isn't questioning the math because he doesn't understand math.

CBJ7 isn't questioning the math because he doesn't understand math. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

ok, since you understand so well then you tell everyone what powers governors have over median stats

if I remember right the office of governor of Texas has very little power, doesn't the speaker of the House or Reps have more?


Speaking of Perry, wasn't Kay Bailey running against him, when is the primary?

ok, since you understand so well then you tell everyone what powers governors have over median stats Originally Posted by CJ7

CBJ4.5 go home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRB7TLf0pTc

if I remember right the office of governor of Texas has very little power, doesn't the speaker of the House or Reps have more?


Speaking of Perry, wasn't Kay Bailey running against him, when is the primary? Originally Posted by cptjohnstone

yes, and even the speaker doesnt have any power that can effect median stats like some posters believe ... funny they wont address the states $25 billion dollar deficit or associate Perry with that in any way.

and for the record, the projected debit for the state's Medicaid program is around $15 billion, now that Perry has again turned down Federal funds that Texans have already paid for.

We were better off with Governor Bush!

Perry could use some block grants to bail his ass out of the hole he dug

let all of the american taxpayers foot the bill for his incompetence


aint dat rite COF ?

yes, and even the speaker doesnt have any power that can effect median stats like some posters believe ... funny they wont address the states $25 billion dollar deficit or associate Perry with that in any way. Originally Posted by CJ7

HEY PUNK, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrqKFr411JU. Have a very FUCKED up day. Bitchlips...

Perry could use some block grants to bail his ass out of the hole he dug

let all of the american taxpayers foot the bill for his incompetence


aint dat rite COF ? Originally Posted by CJ7

I explained block grants to you, CBJ7. I didn't say I support them. You must pay attention.

Texas is not prosperous. It's like a third world country with great extreems of wealth coexist cheek by jowl with horrible poverty, especially in rural areas and south Texas. Upward mobility is limited, especially out of the very lowest strata because we have a terribly underfunded primary education system. That is now being moved up to our public universities, which while never first rate, used to be over average at least at the top levels. Originally Posted by TexTushHog

Agreed.
Texas economy grew in spite of perry. Think what could have been if we had someone competent in office.