Texas, California, and Public Policy

Questions on practice final?

We shall adjourn at 10:35 for course evaluations.

...................................California...........Texas.............Florida

Population 2020-24    -+233k..................+563k.............+467k

Supp. poverty rate.......13.2%..................11.3%..............12.7%

Homeless per 10k........43.8........................8.3.................11.9

Unemployment (Oct)....4.8%.....................4.1%..............2.8%

Viol crimes per 100k....499.5....................431.9............ 258.9

Gun deaths per 100K.........9.......................15.6...............14.1

USN education rank.....#20.........................#37................#1

USN health rank.............#4........................#23.................#13

Political Background Review

• News deserts in California and Texas
• "The Lone Star  Constitution places many shackles on state government" (Miller 135).
• "Redeemer Constitution"
• Lieutenant Governor
• The controversial AG
• California Constitution -- the Progressive imprint
• Annual legislative salaries: 
• Texas: $7,200 California: $122, 694.

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Taxes and Fiscal Policy

Stanford study:

BUT CONSIDER DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECT

• TEXAS 
• CALIFORNIA

California income tax: Top 1 percent of taxpayers now generate half of personal income tax receipts.

The federal picture

Union representation in 2022: 

• Texas 5.1%
• California: 17.6%

Opportunity Atlas