I have no desire to see our country look like Texas.
Texas has the second-highest poverty rate among the 50 states, behind only Mississippi..... It has the second-highest percentage of population without a high school diploma...... It is tied with Mississippi for having the biggest percentage of workers paid at or below the minimum wage.
....additionally a large steady infiltration of muslims...by invitation... from Gov. Perry.
No thank you.
So what your saying is you didn’t read the article.
How does Georgia or Memphis compare?
Score: statistically validated realists-1,
ignorant, single minded, bigoted, Pessimists-0
You: “Texas has the second-highest poverty rate among the 50 states, behind only Mississippi..... It has the second-highest percentage of population without a high school diploma...... It is tied with Mississippi for having the biggest percentage of workers paid at or below the minimum wage.
....additionally a large steady infiltration of muslims...by invitation... from Gov. Perry.”
Texas the #1 economy in the United States.
Texas is obviously going to have the largest amount of workers paid at minimum wage since Texas has the largest number of workers.
Actually it is 10th in highest poverty rate even though it has the 2nd largest population. (This is as of Oct 2011 - you are using old statistics)
1st Mississippi (you got that one right)
2nd New Mexico
3rd DC
4th Alabama
5th Kentucky
6th Arkansas
7th Louisiana
8th S Carolina
9th W Virginia
10th Texas
But lets compare apples to oranges:
Mississippi has less than 3 million in population.
Texas has over 25 million in population - 2nd most populated state next to California.
Texas is a right to work state.
Texas has the most illegal population thanks to the Federal Government not securing our international border.
Perry will secure the border and that will change.
Regarding Education and drop out rates: Texas unlike many other states DOES NOT PASS STUDENTS WHO FAIL. In order to move up and graduate, you have to make the grades.
Texas does not move kids up by being PC. So it would be difficult to compare.
YOU: “....additionally a large steady infiltration of muslims...by invitation... from Gov. Perry.”
“by invitation”
Based on WHAT? Prove it.
Texas has the second-highest poverty rate among the 50 states, behind only Mississippi..... It has the second-highest percentage of population without a high school diploma...... It is tied with Mississippi for having the biggest percentage of workers paid at or below the minimum wage.”
....additionally a large steady infiltration of Muslims...by invitation... from Gov. Perry.
No thank you.
I would like to see the statistics on this. I have a suspicion that they are taken out of context.
Poverty Level: Texas has a lower standard of living compared to the rest of the country, Someone making $40,000 in TX is better off than someone making the same amount in NY.
High School: My guess is that this includes Illegal Immigrants as well since it is Federally mandated that K-12 be given to Illegals.
Minimum Wage: How can you pay someone on the books under minimum wage? That is against the law, now if it under the table no way of knowing what the statistic is because its off the books.
Muslims: I would like to see a credible source where Gov. Perry is “inviting” Muslims to cross the Mexican border. I'm not contesting that there is a Muslim infiltration problem across the border, but I do not believe that the Gov. is inviting them.
However being as I haven't seen the source of the statistics or methodology for finding these statistics I'm simply stating my opinion based on known information available to me.
I’d say caww read the article and has offered reasoned points of rejoinder.
I don’t desire the rest of the country to become North Mexico either.
I’d like to see a source for your claims.