Posted on 10/15/2010 4:12:30 AM PDT by radioone
Texas already looms large in its own imagination. Its elevated self-image didn’t need this: More than half of the net new jobs in the U.S. during the past 12 months were created in the Lone Star State.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 214,000 net new jobs were created in the United States from August 2009 to August 2010. Texas created 119,000 jobs during the same period. If every state in the country had performed as well, we’d have created about 1.5 million jobs nationally during the past year, and maybe “stimulus” wouldn’t be such a dirty word.
What does Austin know that Washington doesn’t? At its simplest: Don’t overtax and -spend, keep regulations to a minimum, avoid letting unions and trial lawyers run riot, and display an enormous neon sign saying, “Open for Business.”
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“Texas already looms large in its own imagination. Its elevated self-image didn’t need this: More than half of the net new jobs in the U.S. during the past 12 months were created in the Lone Star State.”
When you can match us, you can talk about us. Until then, P*SS OFF.
I read somewhere that in 2008-2009 Texas produced more jobs then the rest of the nation....combined.
What do you think Obama will learn from this.....not a thing.
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If you ever go to Houston
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Some Texas facts or others may call it bragging that speak well of the state.
I find it kind of amusing that despite the Lefty politics of Austin, TX, they sure have a lot of entrepreneurial spirit: look at all the highly successful companies located just in that city alone. And Texas is probably more than ready to accommodate Apple, Cisco Systems and Google in case a double-dip recession wipes out the state of California.
We welcome all hard working, intelligent, conservatives who are willing to help create a Pro-Business enviornment. North East or West Coast Liberals are NOT welcome.
We don’t give a damn how you did things in Calf. or NY., this is TEXAS! Act right or go home.
I wish they wouldn’t hipe this stuff we don’t need a bunch of liberals moving down here to show us how it’s done!!!
The real estate collapse is going to sink the Golden Bear. Noticed that in Texas you actually have land around your homes and you actually use the land. Out here in Kalifornia, the house is all we have. Almost no land around the house at all. When the value of the house collapses, Kalifornians have nothing left. Not even enough land around the houses to grow our own food.
That’s because even the “local liberals” in Austin realize you have to make money in order to grow. Why do you think there are so many technology companies located in the Austin area?
Jealousy is an ugly thing.
There is a lot of California money in Austin. While that isn’t the sole reason for the tech industry there, it is a huge part of it. And of course with their money, comes their usual lotus eater politics.
Austin is liberal because the University of Texas is located there...lots of east coast liberal professors!
Yes, that is certainly true. However, I was replying to a comment about the tech sector and how that is an aspect of the Austin political scene.
Bravo, rick- go get ‘em!
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