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Rasmussen: Rick Perry now up 11 points on GOP field

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Do you have any specific examples of what you are talking about here?



Dude we already have a crappy education in this State. Obviously something is wrong with the way we are and have been dealing with this situation. And guess who is the Governor. And guess which party is control of the State Legislature.

I will tell that to my son who graduated from the local school district, got a dual degree in a State University and is now a successful architect.
 
I will tell that to my son who graduated from the local school district, got a dual degree in a State University and is now a successful architect.

That is a nice little anecdote there:roll:

You say results matter yet when Texas education is ranked nationally it does abysmally. Does this result matter or not?
 
That is a nice little anecdote there:roll:

You say results matter yet when Texas education is ranked nationally it does abysmally. Does this result matter or not?

Ranked on what? Why are rankings so important you and not actual results which speak for themselves? Seems that Companies keep moving to TX and bringing their people here. Rankings are subject to distortions and many are not viewed for accuracy or context. The location of TX alone creates a different demographic than other areas of the country and that demographic skews rankings. I know that is hard for you to understand
 
The 4 billion comes out of the STATE Budget, not the District Budget, you don't know the difference. You really think that property taxes go to the state and not the local counties? Unbelievable

Districts get that money, so you are again factually wrong.
 
Districts get that money, so you are again factually wrong.

The District gets funds from the state and from the local county. If the school district needs or wants more money they can go to the people in the District and ask for it. You obviously always rely on someone else, in this case the state. Liberals never have enough money to spend on their union members and failed education effort
 
Why did you totally ignore this part of the post?



Instead of answering this part you chose to insert a snarky little, small minded jab....Why should anyone take you seriously?

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This was addressed yesterday when it was pointed out to him that Texas leads the nation with minimum wage workers among hourly paid workers.


Among hourly-paid workers in Texas, 550,000 had earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (See chart 1.) Nearly 5.8 million workers were paid at hourly rates, representing 55.7 percent of all Texas wage and salary workers.[SUP]1[/SUP]. Regional Commissioner Stanley W. Suchman noted that the number of Texans paid at or below the Federal minimum wage increased as the number of workers earning the exact Federal minimum wage rose, while the number of Texans paid below the minimum wage declined. Combined, these workers accounted for 9.5 percent of all hourly-paid workers in Texas.[SUP]2[/SUP]. (See chart 2 and table 1.)

Minimum Wage Workers in Texas - 2010


Now he seeks to change the parameters of the BLS report because he doesn't like the results.

 
The District gets funds from the state and from the local county. If the school district needs or wants more money they can go to the people in the District and ask for it. You obviously always rely on someone else, in this case the state. Liberals never have enough money to spend on their union members and failed education effort

The $4 billion was cut directly from the school budget. This budget is part of what the district uses, so the districts are short that $4 billion. So, your squirrel effort is simply inaccurate.
 
Ranked on what? Why are rankings so important you and not actual results which speak for themselves? Seems that Companies keep moving to TX and bringing their people here. Rankings are subject to distortions and many are not viewed for accuracy or context. The location of TX alone creates a different demographic than other areas of the country and that demographic skews rankings. I know that is hard for you to understand

Good grief

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The $4 billion was cut directly from the school budget. This budget is part of what the district uses, so the districts are short that $4 billion. So, your squirrel effort is simply inaccurate.

The 4 billion is deducted from the amount the state sends to ALL The school districts in the state and has nothing to do with the District funds paid from property taxes which go directly to the school District. You seem very confused. Now what does that have to do with the thread topic.

For 2 1/2 years we have seen the actions of a leftwing liberal who was incompetent and an empty suit. That "hope and change" message created the results I have posted which of course you ignore. Enough of liberalism, time for real hope and change meaning "Barack Obama, You're fired!"
 
Then the source is wrong and doesn't know we have a two year budget that was balanced during the legislative session this year. Why don't you worry more about your state instead of worrying about TX. Something you refuse to acknowledge

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I thought one of your arguments for Perry was that he kept the cost of business low in the state of TX, but your own source ranks TX at 33 for that particular metric by itself. It is the other things that actually put the state at the top for doing business, such as transportation and infrastructure, where it is ranked first (which makes since, since TX has a coast and several major international airports and, apparently, really good roads), tech and innovation and access to capital (which TX actually ranks below CA, NY, and MA in these areas), and the cost of living. Now, I guess you could give Perry credit for not increasing the cost of living, although he didn't enact anything that is keeping it low, or allowing TX transportation and infrastructure to go to crap, although those things were there before Perry took office. In fact, according to your source, MA is more business friendly than TX, and this is based on government legalities and regulations.
 
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The 4 billion is deducted from the amount the state sends to ALL The school districts in the state and has nothing to do with the District funds paid from property taxes which go directly to the school District. You seem very confused. Now what does that have to do with the thread topic.

For 2 1/2 years we have seen the actions of a leftwing liberal who was incompetent and an empty suit. That "hope and change" message created the results I have posted which of course you ignore. Enough of liberalism, time for real hope and change meaning "Barack Obama, You're fired!"

Squirrel!!!!

Yes, from all the school districts. Let that sink in. The money comes from all the school districts, effecting all their budgets. No one claims it effects their property taxes. But that's just another squirrel moment for you, as is the rest of your post.

:coffeepap
 
Squirrel!!!!

Yes, from all the school districts. Let that sink in. The money comes from all the school districts, effecting all their budgets. No one claims it effects their property taxes. But that's just another squirrel moment for you, as is the rest of your post.

:coffeepap

Sorry, Boo, but you just don't have a clue. I know where my tax dollars go, why don't you?
 
Sorry, Boo, but you just don't have a clue. I know where my tax dollars go, why don't you?

Squirrel!!!!

Has nothing to do with anything. The fact is $4 billion is being cut from school budgets.
 
I thought one of your arguments for Perry was that he kept the cost of business low in the state of TX, but your own source ranks TX at 33 for that particular metric by itself. It is the other things that actually put the state at the top for doing business, such as transportation and infrastructure, where it is ranked first (which makes since, since TX has a coast and several major international airports and, apparently, really good roads), tech and innovation and access to capital (which TX actually ranks below CA, NY, and MA in these areas), and the cost of living. Now, I guess you could give Perry credit for not increasing the cost of living, although he didn't enact anything that is keeping it low, or allowing TX transportation and infrastructure to go to crap, although those things were there before Perry took office. In fact, according to your source, MA is more business friendly than TX, and this is based on government legalities and regulations.

TX has no State income taxes and very favorable regulations, that lowers business expenses. Perry has been a very good ambassador for TX by going out and selling TX to businesses across the country. Seems to be working. What has Obama done to improve the national economy. He ought to be happy with TX as the numbers here are making him look better than the total national numbers.
 
Squirrel!!!!

Has nothing to do with anything. The fact is $4 billion is being cut from school budgets.

Called waste, fraud, abuse, overhead, administrative costs. School started today and looks like my District has adjusted very well.
 
TX has no State income taxes and very favorable regulations, that lowers business expenses. Perry has been a very good ambassador for TX by going out and selling TX to businesses across the country. Seems to be working. What has Obama done to improve the national economy. He ought to be happy with TX as the numbers here are making him look better than the total national numbers.
And rank 33rd.

:coffeepap
 
Called waste, fraud, abuse, overhead, administrative costs. School started today and looks like my District has adjusted very well.

Squirrel!!!



BTW, you could try and support that all is well. How's your schools rating?
 
Called waste, fraud, abuse, overhead, administrative costs. School started today and looks like my District has adjusted very well.

Interesting, and the Texas Board of Education is primarily made up of people of which political lean?
 
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