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How about you just drop your exaggerated, false and misleading talking point you cannot back up?Apparently you have reading comprehension difficulties, but let's say for a moment it is "net."
You are STILL a long way off from "a lot" correct?
Yes.
Your assertion was shattered. Just man-up and admit so, and take that stupid talking point out of your notebook, or make it more accurate using the word "some."
It should now be: "Umm last time I checked we import some of our fuel in refined form."
Even though the FACT is, we are the #17 exporter on the planet:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publica...tates&countryCode=us®ionCode=na&rank=17#us
Well lets just use that precise and non appllicable term as tons of oil?
Loser.
Smegma Head.
The "oil patch" parts of Texas are not faring well in this recession.
Which completely belies your assertions.
Texas is a massive, diversified economy in which the oil industry is only a part.
Some southern states such as Louisiana are far more oil rich and far more dependent on oil, and are faring terribly.
Dad gummit, we must be doing something right in this great state.
Analyst: Texas will be first to recover from economic ills | Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
DALLAS Texas will be last in, first out among states battling the recession, although a recovery that has already started will require patience, a leading economist says....
The long-term story when people look back at it will be one of last in, first out. It's also a story of us doing a little better than the rest of the country, Perryman said. Nonetheless, there's going to be a legacy of pain. Three hundred thousand people did lose their job, and no one really escaped this.
As a measure of Texas faring better than most states, Perryman pointed to the 300,000 job losses. Although a large number, it represented about 4 percent of the losses nationally in a state that accounts for about 8 percent of the U.S. economy, he said. Using that formula, Texas had about half the job losses that might be expected.
One of the strongest signs of a recovering economy, Perryman said, is Texas enjoying job gains the past two months and three of the past six. He and other economists say that trend will continue, but at a modest rate. Analysts say the same thing about other sectors of the Texas economy.
Dad gummit, we must be doing something right in this great state.
Analyst: Texas will be first to recover from economic ills | Business | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
DALLAS Texas will be last in, first out among states battling the recession, although a recovery that has already started will require patience, a leading economist says....
The long-term story when people look back at it will be one of last in, first out. It's also a story of us doing a little better than the rest of the country, Perryman said. Nonetheless, there's going to be a legacy of pain. Three hundred thousand people did lose their job, and no one really escaped this.
As a measure of Texas faring better than most states, Perryman pointed to the 300,000 job losses. Although a large number, it represented about 4 percent of the losses nationally in a state that accounts for about 8 percent of the U.S. economy, he said. Using that formula, Texas had about half the job losses that might be expected.
One of the strongest signs of a recovering economy, Perryman said, is Texas enjoying job gains the past two months and three of the past six. He and other economists say that trend will continue, but at a modest rate. Analysts say the same thing about other sectors of the Texas economy.
Texas is among the most pro-business states in the country - and as such, job production far outpaces the national average.
Texas is among the most pro-business states in the country - and as such, job production far outpaces the national average.
Texas is requires by the state constitution to have a balanced budget, so the politicians cannot routinely overspend then go whining to the taxpayers "we must raise taxes or the state debt will make us bankrupt." This keeps taxes lower than average and makes Texas a far more attractive place for industry. If only the brain dead bozos in other states would learn that singel lesson, many of the problems teh US federal government faces might be alleviated.
__________If Texas was not so full of Texicans...'
Who seem to be so full of themselves.
There are a lot of oil based jobs in TX. That brings in real money. Too many states are left with a "service economy", which is a joke. I hope the DC pols notice that drilling for oil in ANWR or off-shore will stimulate the economy. Its up to the states to say if they want to create jobs or if they want high unemployment and a deficit.
service based is in the present & future. if you want to work in a fac tory or break your back everyday til you are 70 be my guest, but the rest of us will do something more useful and forward thinking
