Texas Gov. Rick Perry is pondering a run for president in 2016. And he would like to do so as a proven job-creator who molded Texas’ strong economy in his own political gunslinger image.
But what America remembers about him is his “oops” moment, which means more questions about whether Perry’s smart enough for the White House than if his record is strong enough to earn him a second chance on the national stage.
It all boils down to the moment when Perry, in the midst of a 2011 presidential debate, was unable to recall the third of three federal agencies he’d promised to shutter, finally muttering “oops.” As he looks at running a second time for president, Perry is banking on his record as governor to move past that 2012 campaign.
(AP)
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Except Texas’s big industry was related to high oil prices, so unless Texas stays strong with low oil prices, Perry’s accomplishments will look very tainted.
Rick Ooops Perry is not so much a job-creator as a job mover. He gives tax breaks to employers to encourage them to relocate to Texas, leaving employees and other middle-class Texans to pay the taxes that the “job creators” moved to Texas. That strategy works for a single state with lots of empty space, but for the nation as a whole, it does not create anything.
Moreover, with the downturn in oil prices, the oil-dependent Texas economy is in for downturn similar to that other oil-rich dictatorship, Russia. A Perry presidency would not be good for America.
Rick Ooops Perry is not so much a job-creator as a job mover. He gives tax breaks to non-Texas employers to encourage them to relocate to Texas, leaving employees and other middle-class Texans to pay the taxes that the “job creators” don’t pay. That strategy works for a single state with lots of cheap real estate, but for the nation as a whole, it does not create anything.
Moreover, with the downturn in oil prices, the oil-dependent Texas economy is in for downturn similar to that other oil-rich dictatorship, Russia. A Perry presidency would not be good for America, unless, of course, you share Rudi Giuliani’s view that Putin is a great leader.
1. Attracting jobs from anti-business states is good policy. The truth is place such as New York really don’t like “dirty” jobs such as manufacturing or energy producing, which is why the state forces them out. A generation ago New York was a leading state for blue collar employment, and led the country in population.
2. How resilient the Texas economy will be tested next year assuming cheap oil (which is good for the rest of the country) causes an economic problem. Non-oil jobs in Texas benefit from cheap energy (Texans drive a lot more than most states since it is so big, and use of lot of air conditioning – so cheap energy helps as well), but Perry has no control over what happens since he is retiring as governor.
3. He’s a fine person and would make a great president. He’s from a working class background, and only became a Republican when, like many of us, the Democrats moved away from the heritage of Roosevelt and Kennedy into the politically correct quasi-socialism it has embraced.
Incorrect. There’s no state income tax, and property tax is purely a local matter, so there’s no tax shifting that you’re lying about.
Further, as the economy of Saudi Arabia is not tanking as a result of falling petroleum prices, I don’t think Texas’ will, either. And Russia’s is suffering from sanctions and oligarchy. But keep trying. And make sure to post twice again next time, too; it makes you feel like you’re saying something important.