On the Records: Fact Checking Perry on Economy Claims
The Tribune loves infographics, including the recent one posted by Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign called “State of Texas Economy.” But like any information distributed by a political campaign, it deserves the scrutiny of a fact-checking exercise.
Perry campaign claim: 384,000 jobs were created from August 2009 to 2011
Texas actually created 387,900 jobs during this time period — slightly more than the Perry campaign reported — according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s also true that Texas created more jobs during this period than any other state in the nation.
But the omission ...
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Chris Howe via Texas Tribune on Facebook
When you compare apples to apples (state and local government combined), Texas has the HIGHEST tax burden of all states, save Massachusets, when adjusted for cost of living.
Scott Chase via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And we don't get anything for whatever the effective rate is.
jpt51
Under Perry‘s “leadership,” 100,000 teachers were laid off this year. Under Perry’s leadership there are far more uninsured in Texas than any other state, Texas has the 5th most regressive tax system of any state, there are more teen pregnancies than any other state, more kids drop out of school than any other state, Perry has allowed far more people to be executed than any other governor in history, Critical services have been cut and the wildfires are just one example of Perry's short sightedness..
Perry does closely follow Tom DeLay’s practice of Pay-to-play, obtaining vast contributions from persons he’s appointed to government positions. He has no plan except to cater to the wants of wealthy special interests that pull Perry’s strings. He’s nothing but a figurehead.
It's no wonder polls show a majority of Texans do not support Perry's bid to become president.
David Spratt
According to politifact there were 321,092 teachers in Texas as of May 2010. So we are to believe one third were let go? Also note that for every teacher employed , one non - teacher is employed. If Rick Perry is personally responsible for all the teen pregnancies in Texas , That sounds to me like a criminal matter. Good old Mr. Perry has allowed Illegal Immigrants to not only go to college at reduced rates , they also are eligible for grants and loans also. As well hundreds of thousands if not millions of $ fund medicaid and it's associated programs for these folks as well. i am quite sure many have their " Lone Star " cards and are making good use of them, i have had to wait in line behind many a non-English speaking person with several kids in tow , none of them speaking English either. Perry did not try or sentence any of the murderers that have been put down and he is not a judge.He is upholding the law. Perry , as far as I know, has not been implicated in starting any of the fires . As far as jobs go , the greatest loss of jobs has been in construction. Residential construction has been taken over by the Illegals , what there is left of it. Between the lax lending practices primarily forced on lenders by the Federal Government going back to Clinton and the dems " home ownership Dream Acts" , these programs coupled with the massive influx of cheap Illegal labor created a housing boom and bubble that was certain to go bust, and it did . Perry can be blamed for not doing more to keep out these carpet baggers from South of the border and taking preemptive steps to make it difficult for them to live and work in Texas. Now with other states passing laws , that we should have had a long time ago, they are flowing back into Texas and further depleting available jobs and other resources.
One thing I will agree with is that the educational system in Texas has failed it's Citizens. The evidence lies in the fact that many cannot grasp the concept that allowing millions of uneducated poor Illegal Aliens to come into this state and remain here , has absolutely no effect on our economy, wages , standard of living, allocation of social resources, crime and the list goes on. Simple basic math is all that is needed , yet many cannot do the most basic math required. Conservative estimates put the number of these poorly educated and low paid workers at 1.2 million. Much of the money they do earn is sent out of the state back to their countries of origin. Yes they do spend some here, enough to meet their basic needs. But billions of $ are removed from circulation in Texas alone. This is the biggest problem with Perry. His supposed compassion is nothing but social liberalism. It is not the greed of the rich that are bringing us all down, it is the drain on the system of the poor and the constant need to supply them with more. The continual flood of these poor does nothing to allow the ones that are already here any ability to rise above the status they have now. With legal immigration at well over 1 million persons per year and Illegals adding to that number , it does not take much education to see that the the creation of 50 to 100,000 jobs per month does nothing to keep pace. O jobs were created in August .How many can do the math on that one?
Jim Hsu via Texas Tribune on Facebook
How DARE you fact-check Perry's "MIRACLE?" Don't you dare doubt The Hair.