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Topic: Rick Perry: Country´s Economy
in Trouble Without Texas |
Rick Perry: Country´s Economy
in Trouble Without Texas
Daily Caller, by Willam Bigelow
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Posted By:Hooverdog, 2/1/2013 3:22:55 PM
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Texas Governor Rick Perry claimed this week that the health of the U.S. economy is dependent in large part on Texas. Perry said, “You think about what’s happening in the country, job-wise, economic impact-wise, if you were to take Texas out of that mix, this country would be in trouble.” Texas has done so well under Perry that he wants to give $1.8 billion in tax rebates to the people of Texas, saying, “That money will do more good in the hands of taxpayers and citizens.” Because the Texas state constitution forbids such a move, Perry says he will try to pass a constitutional amendment so he can give the people their money back.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
submariner, 2/1/2013 3:54:16 PM (No. 9152867)
I´m actually enjoying Rick Perry. First, it was UN election observers (show up and we´ll arrest you); next, Obama Care (uh, no thanks), then gun laws (won´t enforce), now this obvious truth. He keeps poking a stick in the Left´s eye. He get´s the 10th Amendment and says that Texas should not be penalized for California´s lousy decisions (socialism) and with this he´s putting the focus on the benefits of good policy. Keep it up, Rick!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
paulfromTexas, 2/1/2013 4:00:10 PM (No. 9152874)
The Liars Club is in session in Austin, we should ask them to rescind their ratification of the 16th amendment and then have them ask the Feds, all of them, to leave the Republic.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
ok state mom, 2/1/2013 4:02:20 PM (No. 9152875)
The skill, knowledge, experience in the petroleum industry is keeping everyone from entry level attorneys to "rough necks" in the the 6 figure income bracket.
I´ve been told, due to lack of mineral ownership work in the past....100 years, there is enough curative title work in Eastern Ohio for one young lawyer I know to do until he retires.
Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana are providing the basic work force from the local level to North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
metalman2, 2/1/2013 4:22:20 PM (No. 9152902)
The proximity to all the new and growing industry in Mexico helps as well. There is a lot of transportation and support in Southern Texas for all that goes on Industrially South of the border.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 2/1/2013 4:25:15 PM (No. 9152905)
Gov Perry is certainly becoming more of a right leaning conservative as he ages. He almost lost me completely when he mandated females had to be inoculated from cancer. Difficult to recover from that stumble. He has morphed into an ok guy.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 2/1/2013 5:05:24 PM (No. 9152955)
#3, the ranch country Texans I know have held on to the mineral rights tighter than Dick´s hatband for generations. We just knew it´d pay off someday.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
busterman, 2/1/2013 6:42:00 PM (No. 9153105)
Just imagine if he had been elected President what we´d all be enjoying right now.
#5: Do your research. I also thought he had ´mandated´ that but found out later what he wanted was much different than what had been reported.
Imagine that?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee, 2/1/2013 7:00:30 PM (No. 9153127)
Rick Perry: Country´s Economy
in Trouble Without Texas
The whole country would be in a lot less trouble if Rick Perry was in the WH.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
lotsamojo, 2/1/2013 7:05:34 PM (No. 9153131)
The more I think about it - we, in the other states that aren´t doing so well, should heavily tax rich, Texas . . . sort´a in the spirit of passing some of the wealth around and income redistribution!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Islander, 2/1/2013 8:08:15 PM (No. 9153204)
> we, in the other states that aren´t doing so well, should heavily tax rich, Texas
Naw, we (Texas) just need to secede and slap an export tax meter on the oil and gas pipelines headed northeast and west. Let the Yankees and Kalifornicators pay for the cost of the government of the glorious Republic of Texas!!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
On fire, 2/1/2013 8:33:03 PM (No. 9153230)
Amen, #10. I´m ready to to be a Republic again!
#5, it´s true, mandate is not the correct verb.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Trigger2, 2/2/2013 4:27:53 AM (No. 9153606)
I would argue that only the truly Republican run states are keeping the economy going. The demonrat run states are all a drag on the economy.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
LadyVet, 2/9/2013 7:28:07 AM (No. 9166908)
#12 has it right. Instead of arguing about secession, perhaps we should try a different tactic: expulsion. We´d have a pretty good country if we could expel Boston, NY, Detroit, LA, and San Francisco. And then pass an anti-immigration bill so that all those folks can´t move to Miami.
Obama should thank his lucky stars for Texas and Rick Perry.
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