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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 12:47 PM
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Chart: How Texas Stacks Up
Via Daily Kos: Rick Perry's Texas 'miracle' is built on minimum wage jobs






Other "miracles" from BLS: Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for States

.......................June 2010...June 2011

MARYLAND................7.4...........7.0
PENNSYLVANIA...........8.7...........7.6
MASSACHUSETTS........8.4...........7.6
NEW YORK................8.6...........8.0
DELAWARE................8.3...........8.0
TEXAS.....................8.1...........8.2

Wait, Texas' rate went up?
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 01:05 PM
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1. Also, dead last in high school diplomas ...
44th in education spending per pupil (http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/jan/31/wendy-davis/state-sen-wendy-davis-says-texas-ranks-44th-educat/ )

One could go on and on and on ...
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benld74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 01:17 PM
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2. AND #1 in # of Dumbasses who ran for President!!!!
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 04:39 PM
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5. Good one. n/t
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Jim Lane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 11:57 PM
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6. Not a clear #1 -- tied with Minnesota (n/t)
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 01:17 PM
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3. K&R.
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moksha Donating Member (345 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 01:48 PM
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4. rec
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-11 12:46 AM
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7. K&R
Edited on Wed Aug-17-11 12:47 AM by Cali_Democrat
It's the Texas MIRACLE!!!!

:rofl:
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