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Political Factoid
Texas after a decade (2000-2011)* of
Republican Governor Rick Perry
- 200 Executions
- 25% Texans are without health insurance
(higher than any other state)
- People overall are making less than
in the rest of the country
- The highest percentage of people
earning minimum wage or below
- A lower minimum wage than many
other states
- No other state more dependent on federal
funds, including stimulus funds, than
any other state
- No corporate or personal income taxes
- 2011 unemployment rising faster than
other states
And he wants to escalate his act to the
national level?**
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Things stayed much that way while Perry
continued as governor until 2015.
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Perry campaigned for President in both the
2012 and 2016 GOP primaries.
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