Slateman Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Rick Perry is a lot smarter than folks realize. Yea, he clearly bombed as a Presidential candidate - but you don't hold power for a decade being an idiot. Perry has an enormous ego. These trips are really nothing more than publicity stunts - not for Texas but for his personal brand. He has become a millionaire off public service. His time in Texas politics is coming to and end and he needs to find his next cash cow. Is there a politician at his level or beyond that hasn't become a millionaire off his/her public service? I seriously doubt it. As for a cash cow, he'd simply become a lobbyist and a damn good one at that. Perry has been airing commercials in Virginia and other states as well. Texas has recently passed quite a bit of legislation that offers tax breaks and de-regulation to businesses and industry. Now he's attempting to spread the news. He's specifically courting Beretta and LWRC after O'Malley pushed his draconian gun control through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 So Rick Perry.....how'd that tour work out for you? http://www.baltimorenewsjournal.com/2013/10/22/synagro-moves-corporate-headquarters-from-houston-to-baltimore-county/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 So, do we send Perry a thank you card? Was he able to recruit anybody from Maryland to relocate? I thought for sure Beratta was going to fly back to Texas with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I do think a thank you card is in order. Even a conservative estimate of ~$30k in salary for these 50 new jobs in Md is $1.5m in new salary for the state...plus increase in tax $...Previously unused retail space...increased spending. Yes. Let's send a card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 So Rick Perry.....how'd that tour work out for you? http://www.baltimorenewsjournal.com/2013/10/22/synagro-moves-corporate-headquarters-from-houston-to-baltimore-county/ do you want me to post the job creation or earning increases here? I'm happy ya'll got some since we are gonna run out of room eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 I do think a thank you card is in order. Even a conservative estimate of ~$30k in salary for these 50 new jobs in Md is $1.5m in new salary for the state...plus increase in tax $...Previously unused retail space...increased spending. Yes. Let's send a card. Exactly. http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/10/22/3043451/synagro-announces-relocation-of.html “Moving our corporate headquarters to Baltimore was a logical decision with our national footprint being largely concentrated on the I-95 corridor; we have access to a major airport, rail lines and key interstates,” explained Eric Zimmer, President and CEO of Synagro. “Furthermore, as we assessed our talent needs, research and experience told us Baltimore had a tremendous pool of skilled workers to recruit from to meet our organization’s needs now and well into the future.” skilled workers are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Exactly. http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/10/22/3043451/synagro-announces-relocation-of.html skilled workers are good. ^brilliant card. Considering how much it costs a company to relocate, the talent base in MD must have been well worth it compared to that in TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 ^brilliant card. Considering how much it costs a company to relocate, the talent base in MD must have been well worth it compared to that in TX. No doubt. Organic residuals management services must require people who want quality infrastructure over deregulations and simple bottom line math. Good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 If only twa would come in and excuse/spin this in some way to be good for Texas.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 as you wish making room for the 1,500 new jobs here a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rictus58 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20131015-perry-heading-to-london-israel-to-woo-businesses-to-texas.ece Look out London and Israel, more jobs headed your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 paid for by the federal funds ya'll suck up Seems to me that Texas is far more fond of federal aid than Maryland is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20131015-perry-heading-to-london-israel-to-woo-businesses-to-texas.ece Look out London and Israel, more jobs headed your way! part of me thinks he's using these trips as a tax payer paid move to help him set up post-political ventures. Yeah, if you want to bring your biz to Texas, cool. Wouldn't bet on it. But, lets you and me do something on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Seems to me that Texas is far more fond of federal aid than Maryland is. Only since you put it as % of state govt general revenue,but when you compare how much we get to how much we pay that changes to Md sucking the funds.....you may thank me for our largess at your leisure. Funny how low taxes here change that % formula,whereas it hides ya'lls sucking up federal funds btw tell your gov we have a better HS graduation rate than his ,not to mention smarter kids who can count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 So Texas spends $.50 less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20131015-perry-heading-to-london-israel-to-woo-businesses-to-texas.ece Look out London and Israel, more jobs headed your way! So Texas spends $.50 less? math......Md receives .50 more in federal funds than it pays to the feds, Texas pays ya'll and has for decades. add a simpler example for every dollar Md sends the feds they receive 1.50 .....NJ must really like ya'll he does get around, no complaints here on foreign investment and corps....growing every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Only since you put it as % of state govt general revenue,but when you compare how much we get to how much we pay that changes to Md sucking the funds.....you may thank me for our largess at your leisure. Funny how low taxes here change that % formula,whereas it hides ya'lls sucking up federal funds Or maybe his chart is comparing federal aid dollars, and your chart is looking at how many federal workers are earning a paycheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Or maybe his chart is comparing federal aid dollars, and your chart is looking at how many federal workers are earning a paycheck. don't think so,we got a lot of federal workers. http://taxfoundation.org/sites/taxfoundation.org/files/docs/ff2013.pdf now this one looks at federal workers ect Expenditures on Salaries and Wages is another category in which these states lead the country in spending per capita. This category includes the salaries and wages of defense workers and non-defense workers alike. All five of the top 10 states receiving the most in this category are represented on our list. 24/7 Wall St. identified the states that get the most money from the federal government by taking the figures for federal expenditures in each state from the 2010 Consolidated Federal Funds report and subtracting from it the income taxes retained, net of refunds, by the federal government for each state for the same year. The values obtained were then divided by state population figures for 2010 from the census bureau to arrive at a per capita figure for each state. These are the states that get the most federal money. http://www.foxbusiness.com/government/2012/08/03/states-that-get-most-federal-money/ 3) Maryland > Amt. per capita net of income taxes: $13,723 > Population: 5,773,552 > Pct. of U.S. population: 1.87% > Amt. per capita: $16,673 > Pct. of U.S. funds per person: 2.98% Maryland had the fifth-highest federal spending per capita from the Defense Department — the state has 11 military bases. In addition, the state received more spending per capita in nonmilitary programs than any other. The state’s proximity to the capital is likely a major factor in this. The state received more than 5% of the total U.S. procurement expenditure, and ranked second in per capita procurement spending — $4,593.79 — nearly three times the national average. Of the 50 states, Maryland has the second-lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Not exactly sure your point? "The state's proximity to the capital is likely a major factor in this" pretty much explains it all. Do you think the numbers would be the same if we didn't have 20 federal agencies either headquartered or with significant field offices in MD? What's your take on DC being smack dab in the middle of #2 or #3 on that list? You don't think that's relevant to their being #2 and #3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I don't have a point other than such lists are only good if used correctly. they are pretty good Rorschach tests though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Only since you put it as % of state govt general revenue,but when you compare how much we get to how much we pay that changes to Md sucking the funds.....you may thank me for our largess at your leisure. Funny how low taxes here change that % formula,whereas it hides ya'lls sucking up federal funds btw tell your gov we have a better HS graduation rate than his ,not to mention smarter kids who can count Yeah, you got me. A 9 year old chart about something completely different from what I was talking about sure has destroyed the fact that your beloved Texas receives a larger amount of federal aid than communist Maryland does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Yeah, you got me. A 9 year old chart about something completely different from what I was talking about sure has destroyed the fact that your beloved Texas receives a larger amount of federal aid than communist Maryland does. Well since we have about 9 times the population(my county is almost the population of your state) I would hope we get a larger amount, of course per capita ya'll easily take the lead in sucking up federal funds again. but ya got me, Texas runs leaner than Md on taxes and govt....hell we are so cheap we only let the legislature meet every two yrs. it's got so bad we got to send the Governor out foraging to earn his keep Maybe when our illegals get legalized they will come share your bounty. I hope ya know I'm just having fun here and no offense meant ya parasites . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Well since we have about 9 times the population(my county is almost the population of your state) I would hope we get a larger amount, of course per capita ya'll easily take the lead in sucking up federal funds again. Course, his chart compensated for population, too. (When it compared the money against the state's budget.) But nice attempt to try to use that to once again move the goalposts from spending to aid. Although, I've done some looking, and yes, it does appear that Texas state spending, per capita, is not just lower than Maryland, but quite significantly so. Link. MD: $5,863 TX: $3,796 That's 35% lower. I think you've made a valid point, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I think you are conflating direct payments to the state with Aid,but like I said,charts and stats are rather open to interpretation is it aid to get back less than we provide? (and yes I am being unfair to our parasite brethren in MD with total federal funds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Yeah Larry, he's right that TX runs lean on taxation but it also runs lean on other things too. Looks like TX is as great a state to live in as the Cowbums are a football team. Let's all move to TX and work for minimum wage!! YAYYYYY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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