Why does Texas have a 13 Billion deficit? They are high tax and confiscate/tax 5% of all oil produced?

No. It is the VAT tax that Canada has instead of a myriad of other taxes. England and many other European countries use that instead of having different taxes every-time you turn around.

Just about everything gets taxed that way. And no, it has nothing to do with liberals or conservatives. Z.

Canada is willing to give over $500 million to build a bridge connecting Detroit with Canada, a proposal by the Republican governor of Michigan. The owner of the Ambassador Bridge, the only such bridge in Michigan, is opposing this competition, and going to Koch brothers for support, so that he could maintain his monopoly. Bottom line: Canada's top priority is infrastructure, and the Tea Party opposes such progress.

Interesting post and link, thanks. The best things to ever come out of Texas were Janis Joplin and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

The state sales tax is 7% not 8.25 and there are no state income taxes. Your 8.25% figure comes from the larger metro areas like Houston and Dallas where they tack on an extra 1.25%. The property tax rate is very reasonable considering the value of home per dollar that you pay.

Housing is extremely reasonable in Texas. As for the deficit, it seems that every state is experiencing revenue problems, fortunately, Texas has the ability to weather the storm.

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