Texas is booming; New York, not so much.
We hate to say "we told you so" (not really) but it's all over the Internet. Texas is outpacing other states in job creation.
In a recent interview with Hot Air and conservative blogger Melissa Clouthier, he said, “States that have good polices … those are going to be the states that people are going to move to,” and pointed out that Texas is among the fastest-growing states for good reason: “That’s the place where there’s more liberty, more freedom, than any other state.”
Read the entire story here on The Hill Pundits Blog:
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-a-budget/105855-texas-is-booming-new-york-not-so-much
And count the ways Texas is #1 thanks to relatively good fiscal policies: www.LoneStrStrong.com
Showing posts with label Texas is #1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas is #1. Show all posts
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Scrutiny of TexasOne falls short
Texas is No. 1 in job creation. A recent Austin America-Statesman provides half the story on Texas economic development.
Today, the Austin American-Statesman published a story on TexasOne (http://www.texasone.us/about-texasone.html). TexasOne is the privately-funded entity designed for economic development in Texas.
In a cursory read, this is a fair story. They did a lot of research. Readers are told these are not tax dollars, and the companies participating see benefit from it.
(Thanks, AAS, for sending me to the TexasOne website for the first time.)
What fails to be included but needs to be included is the fact that Texas has the most vibrant economy in the country. While the recession has impacted Texas, we have still created more jobs than any other state and we are #1 in business relocation. Texas is the top exporting state in the country. Texas is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state – that has happened under Perry’s watch.
The AAS article fails to point out the most important fact -- Texas is the top job-creation state in the country. So while the reporter provides scrutiny, he fails to acknowledge that the program has been wildly successful. The Texas economy and Texas taxpayers benefit from TexasOne.
While the State of Texas is in the black and has money in the bank (the Texas Budget Stabilization “Rainy Day” Fund), while Texas is only one of four states in the black and only one of two large states which is not bankrupt, the Obama Administration and Congress are spending our children’s future and bankrupting America. Isn’t it time we get our priorities straight? Texas is the model the rest of the country should be following.
-- Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity
Read the AAS article here:
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/perry-taps-corporate-fund-to-market-texas-for-770073.html?plckItemsPerPage=25&plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:5dbd38da-691d-41c5-ab5f-b4fb0516444b#pluck_comments_list
Today, the Austin American-Statesman published a story on TexasOne (http://www.texasone.us/about-texasone.html). TexasOne is the privately-funded entity designed for economic development in Texas.
In a cursory read, this is a fair story. They did a lot of research. Readers are told these are not tax dollars, and the companies participating see benefit from it.
(Thanks, AAS, for sending me to the TexasOne website for the first time.)
What fails to be included but needs to be included is the fact that Texas has the most vibrant economy in the country. While the recession has impacted Texas, we have still created more jobs than any other state and we are #1 in business relocation. Texas is the top exporting state in the country. Texas is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state – that has happened under Perry’s watch.
The AAS article fails to point out the most important fact -- Texas is the top job-creation state in the country. So while the reporter provides scrutiny, he fails to acknowledge that the program has been wildly successful. The Texas economy and Texas taxpayers benefit from TexasOne.
While the State of Texas is in the black and has money in the bank (the Texas Budget Stabilization “Rainy Day” Fund), while Texas is only one of four states in the black and only one of two large states which is not bankrupt, the Obama Administration and Congress are spending our children’s future and bankrupting America. Isn’t it time we get our priorities straight? Texas is the model the rest of the country should be following.
-- Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity
Read the AAS article here:
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/perry-taps-corporate-fund-to-market-texas-for-770073.html?plckItemsPerPage=25&plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:5dbd38da-691d-41c5-ab5f-b4fb0516444b#pluck_comments_list
Monday, March 29, 2010
Texas' economy is best in the country
Gov. Rick Perry spoke at a ribbon-cutting in North Richland Hills recently:
“Here in Texas, we have worked hard to create and preserve a job-friendly economic climate, where innovation is rewarded and employers have the best chance to succeed. We are seeing more fruits of those labors as we welcome the return of a key manufacturer to this area and the 250 jobs that accompany the revival of this facility,” Gov. Perry said.
“The jobs they are creating are part of a great overall trend for Texas, where our unemployment rate is the lowest among the nation’s 10 largest states and we produced more private sector jobs than any other state in the nation over the past 10 years.”
The governor credited Texas’ low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulatory climate, and skilled and educated workforce with helping to attract companies that are looking to expand or relocate.
Texas was recently named the number one exporting state in the nation for the eighth year in a row, and according to Moody’s Economy, seven Texas metro areas are expected to be among the first to emerge from the recession. Forbes lists Texas as having one of the lowest debt burdens in the country, and a study conducted by Allied Van Lines found that more individuals and families chose to move to Texas than anywhere in the U.S. in 2009. Additionally, according to the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas created more private sector jobs than any other state in the nation over the last 10 years, and has the lowest unemployment rate among the 10 largest states in the nation.
For more information on how Texas is #1, go to: www.LoneStarStrong.com
“Here in Texas, we have worked hard to create and preserve a job-friendly economic climate, where innovation is rewarded and employers have the best chance to succeed. We are seeing more fruits of those labors as we welcome the return of a key manufacturer to this area and the 250 jobs that accompany the revival of this facility,” Gov. Perry said.
“The jobs they are creating are part of a great overall trend for Texas, where our unemployment rate is the lowest among the nation’s 10 largest states and we produced more private sector jobs than any other state in the nation over the past 10 years.”
The governor credited Texas’ low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulatory climate, and skilled and educated workforce with helping to attract companies that are looking to expand or relocate.
Texas was recently named the number one exporting state in the nation for the eighth year in a row, and according to Moody’s Economy, seven Texas metro areas are expected to be among the first to emerge from the recession. Forbes lists Texas as having one of the lowest debt burdens in the country, and a study conducted by Allied Van Lines found that more individuals and families chose to move to Texas than anywhere in the U.S. in 2009. Additionally, according to the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas created more private sector jobs than any other state in the nation over the last 10 years, and has the lowest unemployment rate among the 10 largest states in the nation.
For more information on how Texas is #1, go to: www.LoneStarStrong.com
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Texas #1 in relocation - AGAIN
Texas is #1 AGAIN…
Texas may be well known for its tasty barbeque, rowdy cowboys and friendly nature, but it also boasts a solid employment base, low tax rates and some of the nation’s most affordable housing. And in these challenging economic times, those qualities can look particularly attractive to families and businesses looking to move to a place where they can plant some roots. So it’s no surprise that more people chose to relocate to Texas in 2008 than any other state, according to Allied Van Lines’ 41st Annual Magnet States Report released this month.
This is the third year in a row that Texas has topped the list for relocation in the US. And it’s no wonder. Texas leaders have worked hard to keep Texas citizen-centered, and to make sure that we keep more of our hard-earned money in our pockets.
It’s thanks to folks like Americans For Prosperity members who support policies which keep state government from taxing, spending and regulating us too much. And thanks to the Texas leaders who promote good fiscal policies.
Washington, D.C., and the rest of the states would do well to follow Texas’ strong lead.
Read about it here: http://www.allied.com/news.nr-allied-magnet-states-2009-1-13-09.aspx
Texas may be well known for its tasty barbeque, rowdy cowboys and friendly nature, but it also boasts a solid employment base, low tax rates and some of the nation’s most affordable housing. And in these challenging economic times, those qualities can look particularly attractive to families and businesses looking to move to a place where they can plant some roots. So it’s no surprise that more people chose to relocate to Texas in 2008 than any other state, according to Allied Van Lines’ 41st Annual Magnet States Report released this month.
This is the third year in a row that Texas has topped the list for relocation in the US. And it’s no wonder. Texas leaders have worked hard to keep Texas citizen-centered, and to make sure that we keep more of our hard-earned money in our pockets.
It’s thanks to folks like Americans For Prosperity members who support policies which keep state government from taxing, spending and regulating us too much. And thanks to the Texas leaders who promote good fiscal policies.
Washington, D.C., and the rest of the states would do well to follow Texas’ strong lead.
Read about it here: http://www.allied.com/news.nr-allied-magnet-states-2009-1-13-09.aspx
Friday, October 30, 2009
Texas is on top, according to Trend Magazine
Texas is on top: thanks to leadership.
America's Future: California vs. Texas is a head-to-head, state battle we are winning and winning big. In an article, published in the October 2009 issue of Trends Magazine, Texas gets many kudos. It’s not without good leadership that we are in the enviable position of the top state in the country to do business, the top exporting state, the number one state for business relocation, and the fastest-growing state.
It doesn’t happen by accident. While we fiscal conservatives often get frustrated trying to get fiscally responsible legislation passed, we need to pat ourselves on the back – Texas isn’t California and we are in much better shape than the country is in. We need to take a minute and thank our leadership for their good work.
Here is Trend Magazine’s take on it:
What’s the worst state to do business in? According to readers of Chief Executive, it’s California. In the same poll, Texas won first place as the best state in which to put your headquarters.
As reported in The Economist, the two largest states in the nation have very different philosophies and very different success rates.
In the 1950s and ‘60s, California was the embodiment of the American Dream, offering great schools, roads, jobs, and communities with all the latest amenities, not to mention good weather, beaches, and quick access to the mountains and wilderness for recreation. As home to Disneyland and the movie industry, the state represented all that was glamorous and new.
Cut to the present day. California is $26 billion in the hole and has recently been paying its bills with IOUs. Its once-proud schools are suffering, and the prison system is releasing criminals early because the state can’t afford to keep them. Social services are being cut right and left. Infrastructure is aging and falling apart. Unemployment is nearing 12 percent. State employees are forced to take unpaid furlough days, and many California cities are worse off than Detroit. Its state income tax is the second highest in the U.S., and government regulations seem perversely aligned to discourage people from doing business there.
In fact, people are fleeing the so-called Golden State at a rate of more than 100,000 a year. From the Great Depression on, California was a dream destination for Americans. Now it looks more like a nightmare, taking on new debt at a rate of $25 million a day.
Texas, on the other hand, was considered something of a backwater in the 1950s and ‘60s, and certainly not a glamorous destination for the upwardly mobile masses. How things change. Unemployment in that state is two percentage points below the national average. It has one of the lowest rates of repossession for housing. There is no state income tax, nor is there a tax on capital gains in Texas.
Also, the Lone Star State has more Fortune 500 headquarters than any other place in the union: California has 51, New York has 56, and Texas has 64.
Texas, on the other hand, was considered something of a backwater in the 1950s and ‘60s, and certainly not a glamorous destination for the upwardly mobile masses. How things change. Unemployment in that state is two percentage points below the national average. It has one of the lowest rates of repossession for housing. There is no state income tax, nor is there a tax on capital gains in Texas.
Also, the Lone Star State has more Fortune 500 headquarters than any other place in the union: California has 51, New York has 56, and Texas has 64.
http://www.trends-magazine.com/trend.php/Trend/2047/Category/55
Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas leaders should be commended for helping keep Texas on top.
America's Future: California vs. Texas is a head-to-head, state battle we are winning and winning big. In an article, published in the October 2009 issue of Trends Magazine, Texas gets many kudos. It’s not without good leadership that we are in the enviable position of the top state in the country to do business, the top exporting state, the number one state for business relocation, and the fastest-growing state.
It doesn’t happen by accident. While we fiscal conservatives often get frustrated trying to get fiscally responsible legislation passed, we need to pat ourselves on the back – Texas isn’t California and we are in much better shape than the country is in. We need to take a minute and thank our leadership for their good work.
Here is Trend Magazine’s take on it:
What’s the worst state to do business in? According to readers of Chief Executive, it’s California. In the same poll, Texas won first place as the best state in which to put your headquarters.
As reported in The Economist, the two largest states in the nation have very different philosophies and very different success rates.
In the 1950s and ‘60s, California was the embodiment of the American Dream, offering great schools, roads, jobs, and communities with all the latest amenities, not to mention good weather, beaches, and quick access to the mountains and wilderness for recreation. As home to Disneyland and the movie industry, the state represented all that was glamorous and new.
Cut to the present day. California is $26 billion in the hole and has recently been paying its bills with IOUs. Its once-proud schools are suffering, and the prison system is releasing criminals early because the state can’t afford to keep them. Social services are being cut right and left. Infrastructure is aging and falling apart. Unemployment is nearing 12 percent. State employees are forced to take unpaid furlough days, and many California cities are worse off than Detroit. Its state income tax is the second highest in the U.S., and government regulations seem perversely aligned to discourage people from doing business there.
In fact, people are fleeing the so-called Golden State at a rate of more than 100,000 a year. From the Great Depression on, California was a dream destination for Americans. Now it looks more like a nightmare, taking on new debt at a rate of $25 million a day.
Texas, on the other hand, was considered something of a backwater in the 1950s and ‘60s, and certainly not a glamorous destination for the upwardly mobile masses. How things change. Unemployment in that state is two percentage points below the national average. It has one of the lowest rates of repossession for housing. There is no state income tax, nor is there a tax on capital gains in Texas.
Also, the Lone Star State has more Fortune 500 headquarters than any other place in the union: California has 51, New York has 56, and Texas has 64.
Texas, on the other hand, was considered something of a backwater in the 1950s and ‘60s, and certainly not a glamorous destination for the upwardly mobile masses. How things change. Unemployment in that state is two percentage points below the national average. It has one of the lowest rates of repossession for housing. There is no state income tax, nor is there a tax on capital gains in Texas.
Also, the Lone Star State has more Fortune 500 headquarters than any other place in the union: California has 51, New York has 56, and Texas has 64.
http://www.trends-magazine.com/trend.php/Trend/2047/Category/55
Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas leaders should be commended for helping keep Texas on top.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Gov. Perry was worth Tweeting about
Gov Perry spoke to the AFP-TX RightOnLine Internet activist and blogger Day at the Capitol.
AFP had a poster on “good News inn Texas” and how TX is #1:
TX #1 in transparency. Gov Perry is a powerful proponent of transparency.
He discussed the tea parties (we had invited tea party organizers) and said he had prticipated in only two protests – Take Back Texasa (property rights movement) and the tea parties
Tea parties were about the 10th amendment – about Washington and voters’ interest Washington’s forcing spending and taxing and debt on us because of what THEY want
The Governor also said:
• When people are submissive and quiet is when real anarchy occurs
• I try to never get confused about who I work for – why this country was founded, what t ehconstitution means,
• 20 yrs ago TX and Austin was broke, busted – downtown buildings were emty
• Rest of the country was snickering…
• If I’d told you in summer ’89 that in a short 20 year period that TX would lead the nation in #1 Fortune 500 Companies, #1 in Esxporting #1 in job creation…Texas is responsible for creation of 70% ALL jobs created in America, - most would say that would be impossible. We had a reputation of being culturally, educationally, not broad-based economically enough – we were in ag, banking and real estate and we had the oil and gas and chemical companies.
• A lot happed by the Grace of God –
• Because we had some great universities, independent sprit, wildcat mentrality, and because Texans are risk takers, we the #1 state to do business.
• First time had Republicans had the offices of Lt Gov, Gov, Speaker of the House and Senate, Speaker – came in with $10 B budget deficit – do we stand up and raise taxes? No – we ran on and were elected to run TX differently.
Gov. Perry had Tweeted on the event before he arrived, as were many in the room. His presentation was worth Tweenting about!
-- Peggy V.
AFP had a poster on “good News inn Texas” and how TX is #1:
TX #1 in transparency. Gov Perry is a powerful proponent of transparency.
He discussed the tea parties (we had invited tea party organizers) and said he had prticipated in only two protests – Take Back Texasa (property rights movement) and the tea parties
Tea parties were about the 10th amendment – about Washington and voters’ interest Washington’s forcing spending and taxing and debt on us because of what THEY want
The Governor also said:
• When people are submissive and quiet is when real anarchy occurs
• I try to never get confused about who I work for – why this country was founded, what t ehconstitution means,
• 20 yrs ago TX and Austin was broke, busted – downtown buildings were emty
• Rest of the country was snickering…
• If I’d told you in summer ’89 that in a short 20 year period that TX would lead the nation in #1 Fortune 500 Companies, #1 in Esxporting #1 in job creation…Texas is responsible for creation of 70% ALL jobs created in America, - most would say that would be impossible. We had a reputation of being culturally, educationally, not broad-based economically enough – we were in ag, banking and real estate and we had the oil and gas and chemical companies.
• A lot happed by the Grace of God –
• Because we had some great universities, independent sprit, wildcat mentrality, and because Texans are risk takers, we the #1 state to do business.
• First time had Republicans had the offices of Lt Gov, Gov, Speaker of the House and Senate, Speaker – came in with $10 B budget deficit – do we stand up and raise taxes? No – we ran on and were elected to run TX differently.
Gov. Perry had Tweeted on the event before he arrived, as were many in the room. His presentation was worth Tweenting about!
-- Peggy V.
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