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To: tejek who wrote (861333)	5/31/2015 10:53:59 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575338

>> .blacks left the South because of poverty and discrimination; and now they are going back because the South is still poor enough that they can still afford it. If they left the South because of poverty and discrimination, why are they now leaving the North to come back to the South?

To: tejek who wrote (861333)

6/1/2015 12:32:12 PM

From: Brumar89

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They're leaving the north to get away from liberal failures, even though they may not always be conscious of it.

At any rate, they realize the south is a better place for them to live.

And did you know that TX ranked 49th in educational attainment?

OK, that's a lie. Texas schools are better than California's, for example. And you can't blame it on demographics, the two states are similar demographically:

California vs. Texas: the Cheat-Sheet

Print and share with your Democrat colleagues.

	California	Texas
Population Rank:	#1	#2
Joined the Union:	1850, ceded by Mexico	1845, ceded by Mexico
Hispanic Population:	About one-third	About one-third
Leadership over last 20 years:	Democrat, large government	GOP, small government
State legislature meets:	Year-round	Meets 90 days every two years
Net population change:	Outflow of 1,509,000 from 2000-2009	Inflow of 1,600,000 from 2000-2009
Average teacher salary:	$60,000/yr.	$41,744/hr.
ACT score rank:	#44	#30
8th grade % proficient at writing rank:	#30	#16
4th grade % proficient at math rank:	#26	#16
Tax Policy	8.25% sales tax, up to 10.55% income tax	6.25% sales tax, no income tax
Public sector unions:	Powerful. Spent $100,000,000 (in funds levied from taxpayers) defeating legislation that would weaken the Democrat-union alliance in 2005.	"Weak or non-existent".
Bond Rating (an indicator of financial health)	S&P A-	S&P AA+

Based upon: Michael Barone, Washington Examiner.