Texas Is a Shining Example of Right-Wing Governance: Complete Basket-Case

[clambake]

WTF do they need 12 helicopters for? Those bas s cost $500+ and hour to run just for fuel and maintenance not counting personnel to fly them.

I'd say from a cost/benefit standpoint it was a good decision.

somebody might need to see their kids baseball game.

[baseline bum]

somebody might need to see their kids baseball game.

[DarrinS]

Two of my neighbors are from California. They came here for the exceptionally ty jobs.

[boutons_deux]

ty TX jobs are better than no CA jobs.

"struggling" Cisco is laying off several 1000 to up their profits and stock price, so their execs and investors can pocket $Ms.

[clambake]

Two of my neighbors are from California. They came here for the exceptionally ty jobs.

yes, the ones that can't cut it here are moving in next door to you.

you're welcome.

[coyotes_geek]

I really don't get the whole " ty jobs" concept. Are we supposed to look at job creation for the unskilled/uneducated segment of the population as a bad thing?

[ElNono]

somebody might need to see their kids baseball game.

[ElNono]

I really don't get the whole " ty jobs" concept. Are we supposed to look at job creation for the unskilled/uneducated segment of the population as a bad thing?

I wouldn't equate " ty jobs" to that, personally. I would equate " ty jobs" to temporary/seasonal min wage jobs. There's unskilled/uneducated segment of the population that actually have decently paid, relatively low-skill jobs on a permanent basis.

[CosmicCowboy]

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[coyotes_geek]

I wouldn't equate " ty jobs" to that, personally. I would equate " ty jobs" to temporary/seasonal min wage jobs. There's unskilled/uneducated segment of the population that actually have decently paid, relatively low-skill jobs on a permanent basis.

I don't have a problem with that definition, but I'm not sure that's how the term is intended when used as a retort to someone tryying to make a positive statement about Texas job growth. If the intent is to claim that some of those jobs "aren't really jobs", and the basis for that is that they're temporary jobs, why not just say that directly?

[boutons_deux]

It should be easy to find BLS or IRS what the distribution of wage levels for new jobs.

I remember that Europeans were astonished by American job creation in the 1990s, but those millions of new jobs, like 350K month at times, were mostly " ty" low-wage hourly, no-benefit jobs.

[ElNono]

I don't have a problem with that definition, but I'm not sure that's how the term is intended when used as a retort to someone tryying to make a positive statement about Texas job growth. If the intent is to claim that some of those jobs "aren't really jobs", and the basis for that is that they're temporary jobs, why not just say that directly?

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but I think the rationale applies the same when politicos don't feel like distinguishing those temporary jobs from more stable jobs when trumpeting their job-creation powers.

[Halberto]

so these are the jobs that get created when we spare the rich from heavier taxes???

[ChumpDumper]

Our guaranteed profits for toll road operators should be hailed as the gold standard of smallgovernmentfreeenterprise Texas

[CosmicCowboy]

Sure is a lot of monetary penis envy in this board.

[ChuckD]

so these are the jobs that get created when we spare the rich from heavier taxes???

This. Our schools are turned to for tax breaks for McJobs.

[DMX7]

... I think it's time for us to just hand it over to God and say, "God, You’re going to have to fix this."

http://bilgrimage.blogspot.com/2011/...t-over-to.html

[ElNono]

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/w...olitics_pulpit

I really can't think that there's people that buy into it in this day and age.

[DarrinS]

Sure is a lot of monetary penis envy in this board.

No .

[ElNono]

In what sense?

[Halberto]

CosmicCowboy's white flag in every economic debate:

[Winehole23]

No .

Do you mean covetousness? Jealousy? Resentment?

What is "monetary penis envy" and who are you accusing?

[boutons_deux]

I really can't think that there's people that buy into it in this day and age.

Ricky Perry is pandering to Ricky Bobby's Baby Jesus Bible-thumpers.

That's enough electoral votes from bubba states? Does a TX secessionist, anti-Cons utionalist traitor really have a chance?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A0-u85aAYg

[TeyshaBlue]

Ricky Perry is pandering to Ricky Bobby's Baby Jesus Bible-thumpers.

Wow..that alliteration is pretty tough....kinda like rubber baby buggy bumpers.

[TeyshaBlue]

Our guaranteed profits for toll road operators should be hailed as the gold standard of smallgovernmentfreeenterprise Texas

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