Conservative policies vs liberal policies: Texas economy vs California economy (activist, compared)

[Geechie North]

moreover...



National Ranking
Among 50 States
The Education Governor
Teacher salaries at beginning of 1st term 36 (1)
Teacher salaries at beginning of 2nd term 38 (1)
% Change in Average Salaries 1987-97 constant $ -5.4%
Teacher salaries plus benefits 50 (1)
High school completion rate 46 (2)
Bush Family Values
Highest number of children living in poverty 2 (3)
Highest number of children without health insurance 2 (3)
Highest % of children without health insurance 1 (3)
Highest % of poor working parents without insurance 1 (3)
Highest % of population without health insurance 2 (3)
Highest Teen Birth Rate 5 (4)
Per capita funding for public health 48 (4)
Delivery of social services 47 (4)
Mothers receiving prenatal care 45 (9)
Teen smoking - down nationally, flat in Texas (5)
Teen drug use - down nationally, up in Texas (5)
Pollution
Pollution released by manufactuting plants 1 (6)
Pollution by industrial plants in violation of Clean Air Act 1 (6)
Greenhouse gas emissions 1 (6)
Quality of Life
Spending for parks and recreation 48 (7)
Spending for the arts 48 (7)
Public libraries and branches 46 (8)
Spending for the environment 49 (7)
Best place to raise children 48 (9)
Sources: (1) National Education Association, (2) U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Development (3) U.S. Bureau of Census, Current Populations Trends (4) U.S. Dept Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics (5)1998 Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grades 7-12, Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (6) U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution and Prevention (7) Texas Observer (8) Statistical Rankings by State (9) Children's Rights Council
---from Bush 2000

More Texas data.

Perhaps I've been a little too tough on SC (naw..............)

[Geechie North]

Originally Posted by EverestClimb

No, it is not true. Your source says nothing regarding your claim

Anybody can make non factual claims on the internet (like you)

California is 49th in literacy. It is true and do you want to know why? Because a little sparrow landed on my shoulder and whispered it in my ear

About as credible as your source in other words

Believe what you want. But don't say you wern't informed of the fact.

[EverestClimb]

Originally Posted by Geechie North

moreover...



National Ranking
Among 50 States
The Education Governor
Teacher salaries at beginning of 1st term 36 (1)
Teacher salaries at beginning of 2nd term 38 (1)
% Change in Average Salaries 1987-97 constant $ -5.4%
Teacher salaries plus benefits 50 (1)
High school completion rate 46 (2)
Bush Family Values
Highest number of children living in poverty 2 (3)
Highest number of children without health insurance 2 (3)
Highest % of children without health insurance 1 (3)
Highest % of poor working parents without insurance 1 (3)
Highest % of population without health insurance 2 (3)
Highest Teen Birth Rate 5 (4)
Per capita funding for public health 48 (4)
Delivery of social services 47 (4)
Mothers receiving prenatal care 45 (9)
Teen smoking - down nationally, flat in Texas (5)
Teen drug use - down nationally, up in Texas (5)
Pollution
Pollution released by manufactuting plants 1 (6)
Pollution by industrial plants in violation of Clean Air Act 1 (6)
Greenhouse gas emissions 1 (6)
Quality of Life
Spending for parks and recreation 48 (7)
Spending for the arts 48 (7)
Public libraries and branches 46 (8)
Spending for the environment 49 (7)
Best place to raise children 48 (9)
Sources: (1) National Education Association, (2) U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Development (3) U.S. Bureau of Census, Current Populations Trends (4) U.S. Dept Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics (5)1998 Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grades 7-12, Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (6) U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution and Prevention (7) Texas Observer (8) Statistical Rankings by State (9) Children's Rights Council
---from Bush 2000

More Texas data.

Perhaps I've been a little too tough on SC (naw..............)

Of course if you read the source (the bush watch) you can see how little credibility this has.

I could come up with a totally wrong hateful link concerning California, but I wouldn't because it would have no credibility and would be biased. Try and find us all a credible link next time

[Geechie North]

University Relations: Books, Music, Arts and Fun


"More than three million Texans are considered to be functionally illiterate, while one in four Texans lacks reading and writing skills, and our state of Texas has the unimaginable distinction of ranking 47th lowest among the 50 states in reading and writing literacy."

Okay, I was wrong:

47th.

Wait! It's them damn commie intellectuals!

I've seen this game played in SC.

At least you haven't called 'em "yankees", yet........

[HappyTexan]

Let's see..the OP commented on Texas conservative economic policies.

Yes, the tightwads in Texas prevented our state from hanging by a thread like California.
Is that bad somehow ?

[EverestClimb]

Originally Posted by Geechie North

University Relations: Books, Music, Arts and Fun

One article says 48 and one says 47

They are so low on credibility they can't even get their story straight

Hint: If you want people to take these radical postions seriously, you should at least post links that don't repel each other numerically

[Geechie North]

Originally Posted by EverestClimb

One article says 48 and one says 47

They are so low on credibility they can't even get their story straight

Hint: If you want people to take these radical postions seriously, you should at least post links that don't repel each other numerically

You are serious, I bet.

Texas.....

[Geechie North]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Let's see..the OP commented on Texas conservative economic policies.

Yes, the tightwads in Texas prevented our state from hanging by a thread like California.
Is that bad somehow ?

Point is California is even MORE conservative in taxing than Texas is, which is why they have the problems they do.

Although in any reasonable measure of social wellbeing they still rank ahead of Texas.

[EverestClimb]

Originally Posted by Geechie North

Point is California is even MORE conservative in taxing than Texas is, which is why they have the problems they do.

Although in any reasonable measure of social wellbeing they still rank ahead of Texas.

California is about to be bankrupt

....while Texas is thriving economically

End of story

[FinkieMcGee]

Originally Posted by EverestClimb

California is about to be bankrupt

....while Texas is thriving economically

End of story

Yeah, if you like to operate with zero context. Some policies are good, other policies are bad, and saying "liberal bad, conservative good" is true is dumb as hell. Look at the policies and you might actually learn something (doubt you're gonna do this though).