Zen on TEXAS FACTS NOT Fiction but FACTS: You get what you pay for - Texas ranks 49th in revenues collected per capita, and 50th in revenues spent. The state also ranks 44th on tax progressivity, meaning although it collects less taxes overall, more of a share comes from the working class. Texas comes in dead last (50th) in percent of population over 25 who have a high school diploma. 46th in SAT scores, and 49th in teacher pay. But hey, the Texas school board has ordered that all schools teach the bible in the upcoming school year! How does the family do in the Lone Star State? Texas ranks last in the percentage of people without medical insurance. It also ranks dead last in the number of covered children, 49th in level of payments for the Women and Infant Children (WIC) program, but 1st in the number of teenage births. Texas ranks 3rd in number of people living in poverty and 50th in homeowners insurance affordability. And hey, Texan politicians come 3rd as to number of convicted public officials! Dead last in voter turnout, though. First in executions and 2nd in rate of incarceration only manage to get Texas up to 18th in murder rate. What about the environment? Air pollution emissions, CO2 emissions, amount of volatile organic compounds released into the air, amount of toxic chemicals released into water, amount of carcinogens released into the air - all number one! Texas ranks 46th in hourly earnings for manufacturing workers, 47th for union membership, and 48th in workers compensation benefits paid per covered worker. Thank you Patsy Charles Pirillo for the info> And we listen to those clowns from TEXAS never again no more Bush like idiots from TEXAS .
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:02:09 +0000
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