Even though this election would appear to continue a trend of minimum wage increases, Texas shouldn’t take part in these job-killing measures. For those who view the minimum wage as a manner of assisting low-skilled, hard-working Americans, the best solution is simple: create more jobs, don’t eliminate them.
As the calendar year inches its way to a close, the 2017 Texas Legislature is primed to start session in January with an increasingly tight budget brought on partially by the slowdown of the oil industry. This has created a buzz around the state regarding spending money from the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), often...
While the ESF has served its purpose of covering revenue shortfalls as voters approved on the ballot, the fund has been increasingly ransacked through a two-thirds vote for non-emergency reasons.
The goal is not necessarily to beat other states, but to give Texans the best chance to prosper, which can happen if we improve our rankings to encourage more new businesses and job creation.
"If politicians really want to help save Americans by making life-saving drugs readily available, they should get the government out of healthcare and unshackle the free market."
Though Washington decries Mylan's monopoly power and price gouging, it is Washington that created and protects Mylan's monopoly.
"Since December 2007 when the last national recession started, total civilian employment increased in California by 1.2 million while it increased by 1.7 million in Texas, with a labor force two-thirds the size of California’s. This increase in employment in Texas constitutes about one-third of all jobs created nationwide — truly remarkable given recent headwinds!"
It’s time for Texas to take a closer look at the effect of increasing renewable generation and steer the competitive electricity market away from growing subsidies for unreliable energy sources.
It is essential that the Legislature make history by adopting a second consecutive conservative budget. As a result, the state will continue to lead the way as one of the last free market bastions nationwide and empower its citizens to attain true economic freedom.
Excessive spending growth shows that more needs to be done to limit the excessive burden of government.
Past legislatures have also passed conservative budgets; however, favorable budgets have consistently been followed by unfavorable ones with massive spending hikes.
Given the accounting tricks and gimmicks by the Legislature, it’s imperative that citizens have a better idea of where their hard-working dollars are going and that they are not being spent excessively. The Real Texas Budget provides Texans with answers.