The Dallas Morning News recently did an article on how the gap between Rich and Poor in Texas is growing. REALLY? You're just noticing that now?
In Texas the gap between rich and poor is growing. Not only is it true, but they define "rich" as $124K per year and poor at $16K per year. Texas rich is upper middle class up north....barely. And Texas poor, well you tell me how anyone can support a family on $16K a year.
The article ends: "You can either live in Texas, where you may be poor but you have lots of job opportunities, or you can do what these people propose and turn us into Michigan or Illinois, which are hemorrhaging jobs," he said. "There, if you're poor, you stay poor." .
That's because they're not over-run with millions of illegal aliens working below the minimum wage for cash. That's because employers get away with hiring them every day.
The article ends: "You can either live in Texas, where you may be poor but you have lots of job opportunities, or you can do what these people propose and turn us into Michigan or Illinois, which are hemorrhaging jobs," he said. "There, if you're poor, you stay poor." .
That's because they're not over-run with millions of illegal aliens working below the minimum wage for cash. That's because employers get away with hiring them every day.
It's because Governor Perry and TxDot are turning every road and highway in what was middle class Texas into "lucrative" toll roads. And that's their plan for the future.....toll, toll, toll. Why?
We have Fund 6 where all the gas tax money is SUPPOSED to be going, but instead is being siphoned off for other "projects". Gas prices are 2 weeks away from $4/gallon for regular. In Collin County, STATE HIGHWAY 121 (not supposed to be a toll road), when complete, will cost the average user $1800 a year for their work commute.
The middle class is systematically being wiped out. Sales taxes are at 8.25% and, unlike most States, food and clothes are not exempt. What was the middle class has no discretionary income; no dinners out; no movies. The solution? BRING IN MORE Illegal Aliens! But at least we can brag we don't have a State Income Tax.
It's because Texas is re-fighting the Mexican-American War alone and losing. Texas is losing it's identity, it's heritage, it's culture, and it's standard of living. Crime rates are up, taxes are up paying to educate, feed, house, and provide free health care for people not legally allowed in this country in the first place.
The Feds don't care. The Dept. of Homeland Security is such a tangled bureaucratic mess that even divisions like ICE don't know what they're responsible for.
And the politicians: all they know is Hispanics will be the majority racial group in this country by 2060 and they want those votes at any cost.
They talk about "amnesty". Ronald Reagan, a giant of a man, badly miscalculated when he gave a million Hispanics amnesty in 1986. I spoke to the Regional Director of ICE recently: they are STILL trying to process those illegals from 22 years ago!
How are we going to give amnesty to 12-18 million more illegals? That will take centuries!
And Texas is losing because it's culture is passive-aggressive. With a very few exceptions, people and towns take action. Most just smile and say how wonderful diversity is in public, and then go home and rant and rave. So much for the myth of the "plain-spoken Texan".
Meanwhile, half the jobs advertised require bi-lingual language skills, there are Spanish-Only billboards and signs popping up every day, and the people do nothing....while the small to medium sized business community cashes in.
And now even the big box retailers are joining in. Walmart has more Spanish signage than English in many of their stores. And you can walk the entire length of the store and never hear a word spoken in English. So much for the melting pot theory.
What a Great TV Ad for Texas this article would make! I'm sure all the local Texas Chambers of Commerce loved it too.
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It's because Texas is re-fighting the Mexican-American War alone and losing. Texas is losing it's identity, it's heritage, it's culture, and it's standard of living. Crime rates are up, taxes are up paying to educate, feed, house, and provide free health care for people not legally allowed in this country in the first place.
The Feds don't care. The Dept. of Homeland Security is such a tangled bureaucratic mess that even divisions like ICE don't know what they're responsible for.
And the politicians: all they know is Hispanics will be the majority racial group in this country by 2060 and they want those votes at any cost.
They talk about "amnesty". Ronald Reagan, a giant of a man, badly miscalculated when he gave a million Hispanics amnesty in 1986. I spoke to the Regional Director of ICE recently: they are STILL trying to process those illegals from 22 years ago!
How are we going to give amnesty to 12-18 million more illegals? That will take centuries!
And Texas is losing because it's culture is passive-aggressive. With a very few exceptions, people and towns take action. Most just smile and say how wonderful diversity is in public, and then go home and rant and rave. So much for the myth of the "plain-spoken Texan".
Meanwhile, half the jobs advertised require bi-lingual language skills, there are Spanish-Only billboards and signs popping up every day, and the people do nothing....while the small to medium sized business community cashes in.
And now even the big box retailers are joining in. Walmart has more Spanish signage than English in many of their stores. And you can walk the entire length of the store and never hear a word spoken in English. So much for the melting pot theory.
What a Great TV Ad for Texas this article would make! I'm sure all the local Texas Chambers of Commerce loved it too.
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