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Tag Archives: CalPERs
Texas vs. California Update for March 31, 2016
Lots of Texas vs. California linky goodness, much of it via Jack Dean at Pension Tsunami, who’s been emailing me links of significant interest. Texas continues to grow: As last week’s US Census Bureau population estimates indicated, the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Democrats, Economics, Supreme Court, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged Antonin Scalia, Austin, Bexar County, California, CalPERs, Dallas, Fort Bend County, Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association, Ft. Worth, Houston, Montgomery County, pension crisis, Plano, Texas, Travis County, unions, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for February 25, 2016
Been too long since I did a Texas vs. California roundup, so here it is: Dark Age California: There are large areas of Central California that resemble life in rural Mexico. Within a radius of five miles I can go … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Austin, Berkeley, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Crime, Democrats, Ed Lee, high speed rail, Keith Jackson, Lee Baca, LiveOps, Nazly Mohajer, pension crisis, Regulation, Rob Feckner, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Vance Ginn, Waco, waste, water, Welfare State, Zula Jones
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Texas vs. California Update for January 19, 2016
Been a while since I did a Texas vs. California update, due to Reasons, so here’s one: Texas ranks as the third freest state in the union, behind New Hampshire and South Dakota. California ranks second to last, just ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Elections, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged bankruptcy, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Democrats, Elections, Jerry Brown, Marin County, pension crisis, San Bernardino, Texas, unions, waste, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for December 7, 2015
Finally, some news from California that doesn’t involve radical islamic jihadis killing innocent people… California lost 9,000 business HQs and expansions, mostly to Texas, 7-year study says. “It’s typical for companies leaving California to experience operating cost savings of 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged bankruptcy, California, CalPERs, Democrats, Fresno, Los Angeles, pension crisis, San Francisco, Texas, unions, waste, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for November 2, 2014
California continues to suffer from drought while central Texas just suffered through torrential rains. Time for another Texas vs. California update: Texas Adds 26,600 Jobs in September. Texas and Florida rank at the top of education index for biggest states, … Continue reading
Texas vs. California Update for October 14, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California update: Texas is the best state for small businesses. Supreme Court to hold hearing on mandatory union dues in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. “Transparent California, a watchdog website provided by the Nevada Policy … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Guns, Republicans, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged California, CalPERs, Democrats, Guns, Haggen, Orange County, Republicans, San Francisco, Stockton, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for August 5, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Oakland’s monthly rent has doubled in the last five years, but the Oakland police are laying off people and no longer investigate property crimes. (As Zero Hedge notes, average rent is now more … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Texas, Welfare State
Tagged Austin, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Cedar Park, Facebook, Fashion Forms, Greg Abbott, LiveOps, Proposition 13 (California), Texas, Uber, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for May 21, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California update: “March marked a phenomenal run of 99 consecutive months when Texas’ unemployment rate was at or below the national average.” Also: “Texas employs an impressive two and a half times more people since … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged bankruptcy, California, CalPERs, Crime, Democrats, environmentalism, Grapevine, Regulation, San Bernardino, Texas, Texas 84th Legislative Session, Texas Public Policy Foundation, unions, Welfare State, WILLisms
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Texas vs. California Update for March 12, 2015
Time for another Texas vs. California update: In a worst-case scenario, CalSTARS and CalPERS might need an additional $50 billion a year between them to stay solvent. If you haven’t taken a look at my piece on Stockton’s latest boondoggle, … Continue reading