Visualizing the Texas vs. California Matchup

February 12, 2013

James Quintero

James Quintero is the policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People campaign. Since joining the Foundation in 2008, Quintero has focused extensively on: state & local government spending, taxes, debt, public pension reform, annexation, and local regulations.

Experience has taught me that when it comes to jobs and economic data, it is better to show than tell. With that mind, here are a few quick visuals comparing the performance of the nation's two largest economies, Texas and California. As you'll see, one state clearly outperforms the other.

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James Quintero

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