The author of http://www.kitco.com/news//2013-09-23/EDITORIAL-For-too-many-Texans-poverty-erodes-opportunity.html
argues the growth in the Texan economy due to oil has misled the public. Though the job market has increased the
number of jobs in Texas, these jobs have not provided Texans with the money to
get out poverty or afford healthcare.
As you read, the argument is laid out very well introducing statistics of
poverty levels and state growth of Texas compared to the national level, and
then seasons the argument with bad state politics.
The evidence used to support comes from various stories from
Texas news such as the story regarding the lack of money to fix the damaged
rural roads from passing energy trucks that will be paved with gravel, and Gov.
Perry’s refusal to expand Medicare for our impoverished; to the data pulled
from various sources discussing the stats of our poor.
The clarity of the democratic voice is heard, and the target
is the Texan; calling for change, though the voice is subtle. This is a topic for debate during the
election year.
This article brings up some very important issues that the
state government is not addressing or has been dodging from for the past couple
of years. It’s important to know the importance
of giving businesses a long leash to operate as freely as possible as to
produce growth. However, when the leash
becomes used to strangle the environment in which we seem to forget; we dwell
and choke a few people we choose to ignore. The line must be drawn to show
corporations the responsibility of their actions like the law holds Texans responsible
for their actions.
In conclusion I agree with the author. Yes Texas has weathered the secession but
while we spend time idly by bragging of this, we slide deeper into poverty.
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