Why is Texas budget shortfall so minuscule compared to Cali and others?

Quote from Landis82:

In order to pass a budget in California, it requires a 2/3 'rds "super-majority" vote in the legislature. As a result, expediting and/or facilitating cuts and compromise are nearly impossible under such a restriction.

Meanwhile, the Economy of the world's 10th largest economy continues to "tank" and tax receipts continue to dwindle; hence the cash-flow issue.

And just to give you an idea of the sheer magnitude of the raw numbers . . . the 10 UC campuses and their medical schools, labs, etc, along with the State College system, and Junior College system operate under a $43 BILLION DOLLAR budget.

Compare and contrast that with Texas, which spends $19 billion on higher education.
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Ha ha Lupus, 43$ billion dollars spent in California on "education", what a progressive state!! . . . how much of it is spent to teach mexicans how to read and write . . . in mexican. Children in the California state public school system come out having learned about two things: global warming and Ceasar Chavez day, and not much else.
 
Wow, your reading comprehension is WORSE than I thought. Congratulations for showing everyone here how utterly horrible it is.

As far as the education system is concerned, I believe that the UC and State College system speaks for itself. That's where the $43 BILLION budget is; it has nothing to do with K-12.

Duh.
 
Quote from Landis82:

Wow, your reading comprehension is WORSE than I thought. Congratulations for showing everyone here how utterly horrible it is.

As far as the education system is concerned, I believe that the UC and State College system speaks for itself. That's where the $43 BILLION budget is; it has nothing to do with K-12.

Duh.
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My post applies to the UC system as well.
 
Quote from Nick Leeson Jr:

Ha ha Lupus, 43$ billion dollars spent in California on "education", what a progressive state!! . . . how much of it is spent to teach mexicans how to read and write . . . in mexican.
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Quote from Nick Leeson Jr:

My post applies to the UC system as well.
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Once again, you show how incredibly stupid and racist you are.

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/20902

UC admits complete on average 23 year-long college preparatory courses, earn a high school grade point average of 3.82, and on average score 1790 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT.

The percentage of Chicano/Latino undergraduate students admitted into the UC system for Fall 2007 through 2009 was roughly 20.5%

Go ahead and blame "them" for the State's budget problems, you RACIST turd.
 
Quote from Landis82:

Once again, you show how incredibly stupid and racist you are.

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/20902

UC admits complete on average 23 year-long college preparatory courses, earn a high school grade point average of 3.82, and on average score 1790 on the SAT or 26 on the ACT.

The percentage of Chicano/Latino undergraduate students admitted into the UC system for Fall 2007 through 2009 was roughly 20.5%

Go ahead and blame "them" for the State's budget problems, you RACIST turd.
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:D :D :D Chicano/Latino undergraduate studies, ha ha ha . . . LMAO
 
Quote from ang_99:

Texas is a massive state with a diverse population including poor, rich, and everything in between. Sort of like California.

Yet Texas does not have the fiscal problems California does.

Is it a conservative thing?
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This is from 2004 - but I don't believe much has changed:

Red States Feed at Federal Trough, Blue States Supply the Feed
Monday, September 27, 2004

The Tax Foundation has released a fascinating report showing which states benefit from federal tax and spending policies, and which states foot the bill.

The report shows that of the 32 states (and the District of Columbia) that are "winners" -- receiving more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes -- 76% are Red States that voted for George Bush in 2000. Indeed, 17 of the 20 (85%) states receiving the most federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Red States. Here are the Top 10 states that feed at the federal trough (with Red States highlighted in bold):


States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. D.C. ($6.17)
2. North Dakota ($2.03)
3. New Mexico ($1.89)
4. Mississippi ($1.84)
5. Alaska ($1.82)
6. West Virginia ($1.74)
7. Montana ($1.64)
8. Alabama ($1.61)
9. South Dakota ($1.59)
10. Arkansas ($1.53)

In contrast, of the 16 states that are "losers" -- receiving less in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes -- 69% are Blue States that voted for Al Gore in 2000. Indeed, 11 of the 14 (79%) of the states receiving the least federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Blue States. Here are the Top 10 states that supply feed for the federal trough (with Blue States highlighted in bold):

States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. New Jersey ($0.62)
2. Connecticut ($0.64)
3. New Hampshire ($0.68)
4. Nevada ($0.73)
5. Illinois ($0.77)
6. Minnesota ($0.77)
7. Colorado ($0.79)
8. Massachusetts ($0.79)
9. California ($0.81)
10. New York ($0.81)
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Basically - looks like the blue states have been feeding the red states for years.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/09/red_states_feed.html
 
Quote from Nick Leeson Jr:

:D :D :D Chicano/Latino undergraduate studies, ha ha ha . . . LMAO
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Perhaps you need to take a remedial English or reading course. He said "Chicano/Latino undergraduate STUDENTS", not studies.
 
Quote from aegis:

Perhaps you need to take a remedial English or reading course. He said "Chicano/Latino undergraduate STUDENTS", not studies.
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Aegis, what I posted was not a quote. Nice try though.
 
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