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That's fine, Gov. Rick Perry, Texas can go ahead and secede from the Union

By: Billie Greenwood

Austin : TX : USA | 9 months ago

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Drivin' Miss Dixie?

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Gov. Rick PerryRick Perry of Texas grabbed national attention again this week during the anti-tax teabag ruckus by suggesting that Texas might just at some point get so fed up with federal taxation that they'd want to secede from the United States. He bragged that the Texas economy is in good shape compared with other states, let alone compared to the "federal budget mess," said Fox News.

I say we call that bluff. I live in Texas; I know that Texas is, according to State Representative Eliot Shapleigh, "On the Brink." Here's a small sample of Texas's rankings compared to the 50 U.S. states (1=high, 50=low):

State Government Taxes & Spending

Tax Revenue Raised Per Capita----------49th

Tax Expenditures Per Capita--------------50th

Per Capita Spending on

Mental Health---------------------46th

Parks & Rec----------------------49th

Police Protection-----------------48th

Education

Percentage of Population over 25

with a High School Diploma---------------50th

State of the Child

Percentage of Uninsured Children---------1st

Health Care Issues and Environment

Percentage of Population without

Health Insurance----------------------------1st

Air Pollution Emissions----------------------1st

Green House Gases Released--------------1st

Toxic Chemicals Released

into Water------------------------------------1st

Hazardous Waste Generated---------------1st

Carbon dioxide emissions------------------1st

Workforce Issues

Income Inequality between the Rich

and the Poor---------------------------------2nd

Job Discrimination Lawsuits----------------1st

Public Safety

Number of Executions-----------------------1st

Number of Gun Shows-----------------------1st

Number of Registered Machine Guns-------1st

Deaths by Floods/Tornadoes----------------1st

Sorry, Gov. Perry. There's not a lot here to brag about. And there's even less if you look at the entire listing in Shapleigh's document. So, should Texas decide to secede, it might actually be doing the rest of the states a favor. Because, quite honestly, it looks to me like Texas might be pulling the average down.

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slydog | 9 months ago

Loverly stats! I added a vid to your story..hope ya don't mind?

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slydog | 9 months ago

And a Second..Remember the Alamo!

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Billie Greenwood | 9 months ago

Andy, this is indeed a true-blue Texas-flag-waving contribution to this post.

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Billie Greenwood | 9 months ago

A stirring voice! Joan is on my playlist. Thanks, Andy!

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Billie Greenwood | 9 months ago

A Bostonian visited San Antonio and asked a native, “What is that dilapidated-looking ruin over there?”
The proud Texan replied, “That is the Alamo. In that building, 136 Texans held off an army of 15,000 of Santa Anna’s regulars for four days.”
“Mm-hmm. And who was that man on horseback on that hill over there?” asked the man from Boston.
“That is a statue of a Texas Ranger. He killed 46 Apaches in singlehanded combat and broke up 27 riots in his lifetime ... Where are you from, stranger?” asked the Texan.
“I’m from Boston. We have our heroes there, too. Paul Revere, for instance --” started the man from Boston.
“Paul Revere!” snorted the Texan. “Wasn’t he the one that had to ride for help?”

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da-joint | 9 months ago

You just put a little flavor of 'terrorism' in texas, and call it Pakistan then.

Nice Report BorderExplorer!

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Billie Greenwood | 9 months ago

;-) Thank you, da-joint!

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da-joint | 9 months ago

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