Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Closed Thread Start New Thread
 
Old 10-23-2010, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
16,787 posts, read 49,116,977 times
Reputation: 9483

Advertisements

The Poorest States In The U.S. (PHOTOS)

" The Great Recession increased poverty in 31 of 50 U.S. states last year, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau. These states, which all saw both the number and the percentage of residents living in poverty rise in 2009, were almost entirely concentrated in the South.

Below poverty threshold in 2009: 17.2%
Below poverty threshold in 2008: 16.0%
Residents whose income fell below poverty threshold between 2008 and 2009: 358,673"

 
Old 10-23-2010, 07:50 PM
 
37,315 posts, read 59,954,536 times
Reputation: 25342
nothng new here--
there are people in TX--leaders, big movers and shakers--who are happy to have those demographics
and don't want to do anything to rock the boat to improve them...

they see this as way to ensure the rich get richer
 
Old 10-23-2010, 09:39 PM
 
Location: 77441
3,160 posts, read 4,371,749 times
Reputation: 2314
Texas is horrible, we're cannibals and eat children. Stay away, go to California...
 
Old 10-24-2010, 07:10 AM
 
1,180 posts, read 3,130,534 times
Reputation: 1791
I'm in California and plan to move to Texas.
 
Old 10-24-2010, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
3,390 posts, read 4,956,086 times
Reputation: 2049
Quote:
Originally Posted by loves2read View Post
nothng new here--
there are people in TX--leaders, big movers and shakers--who are happy to have those demographics
and don't want to do anything to rock the boat to improve them...

they see this as way to ensure the rich get richer
Unfortunately, you are correct.
 
Old 10-24-2010, 08:17 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
86,052 posts, read 84,589,524 times
Reputation: 27720
Well instead of jumping to conclusions that it's those "rich businessmen" I did some digging.

Texas is quickly approaching majority-minority state.
Over 50% of the poor are Hispanic.
The majority of poor are located along the border.
Cameron and Hidalgo counties are the poorest counties in the entire US (41% pop there is poor)

This is not something new. Texas has had a larger percentage of poor compared to other states since 1980.

Texas Politics - Poverty in Texas - BETA
 
Old 10-24-2010, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
5,406 posts, read 13,288,487 times
Reputation: 2800
As Bill White says, "Texas is the state in the nation that leads in minimum wage jobs." That doesn't bother me but if he thinks he can fix it and is given a chance, give it a whirl, Bill.
 
Old 10-24-2010, 08:24 AM
 
8,652 posts, read 17,256,509 times
Reputation: 4622
Quote:
Originally Posted by Canine*Castle View Post
As Bill White says, "Texas is the state in the nation that leads in minimum wage jobs." That doesn't bother me but if he thinks he can fix it and is given a chance, give it a whirl, Bill.
Bill has no control what an employee is paid in the private work force....
 
Old 10-24-2010, 08:37 AM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
5,406 posts, read 13,288,487 times
Reputation: 2800
Quote:
Originally Posted by Houston3 View Post
Bill has no control what an employee is paid in the private work force....
I didn't know that. Truthfully, I know very little about politics and rules such as you mention above. I hate the crookedness, and I really want to TRY to remove it all from my radar screen. I have enough trouble dealing with dishonesty in the work place. Thanks for cluing me in!!
 
Old 10-24-2010, 09:04 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
86,052 posts, read 84,589,524 times
Reputation: 27720
Quote:
Originally Posted by Canine*Castle View Post
I didn't know that. Truthfully, I know very little about politics and rules such as you mention above. I hate the crookedness, and I really want to TRY to remove it all from my radar screen. I have enough trouble dealing with dishonesty in the work place. Thanks for cluing me in!!
Minimum wage is set by the Federal Government.


Statistics can be used in a number of ways to promote whatever agenda you want and lead people to the wrong conclusions as you can see from this thread.

As they say..there's lies, damn lies and statistics.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Closed Thread


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top