The states of Texas and
California make up 20% of U.S. citizens. These states possess a lot in common
including diverse populations, sunny climates, Mexico in the south, long
coasts, and plenty of oil in the ground. However, these two states diverge
mostly in their governance. Based on the Census Bureau of the U.S. from the
year 2000 to the year 2010, California lost a total of 519,600 jobs, whereas
Texas gained a total of 1,093,600 jobs. This caused Californian’s net domestic
out-migration of the middle-class families, with approximately two million more
citizens of America migrating out from the state of California rather than in.
Texas, on the other hand, saw a net increase of up to 781,542, from domestic
migration with around a thousand individuals moving into the state each day in
the year 2009. In March, the state of Texas was able to add around 27,900 jobs.
The unemployment rate of Texas nationally is at 7.1% compared to 8.3% of
California. The model of the government-led prosperity of California assisted
by the good weather of the state is under serious threat of collapsing. Whereas
Texas’ model of allowing jobs creator to do as they wish best through less
regulation, better lawsuit climates, and low taxes is getting stronger each
month (California V. Texas).
The state of California and
Texas are more alike than either would like to admit, for instance, through
blessed diverse natural resources. The Census Bureau of U.S. demonstrates that
the equivalent of 1.76 million individuals worked full time for local and state
governments in 2011 in the state of California. This is equivalent to one
government worker for around 21 Californians. However, the Lone Star State
hires one worker for the government for every 18 citizens of Texas. Texas
possesses more government workers than California, however; it is the state of
California that spends more on government with around 44% more share of the
economy than the state of Texas. The state of California also pays its
governments more and offers them more expensive benefits. The state also spends
far more on welfare (Henton, 2013).
The states of Texas and
California possess diverse spending priorities. The state of California has 12
million more citizens than the state of Texas. However, Texas hires more
teachers and educators, with a total of 888,000, compared to the 865,000, of
California. Only 49% of the local and state workers of California are in
education while in Texas it is at 61%. This assists in explaining the estimates
of the U.S. Department of Education which estimated that 88% of high school
students graduate in the state of Texas while only 78% graduate in California.
As for the corrections, fire, and police employees, Texas possesses more per
capita in each of these categories than California.
The two states are run by
veteran governors, politicians who possess personalities which are as diverse
as their states. Rick Perry is the governor of the state of Texas and is the
longest-serving governor of the history of this state, with him being in office
since December 2000 consecutively. The governor of California is Jerry Brown
and has more experience in the job compared to other chief executives in the
history of the state of California. He also possesses another distinction where
he was returned to the office in 2010 36 years after being elected governor
first.
In 2012, Perry ran for office
championing as an economic model. He highlighted the tax and regulation model
of the Lone Star as that which had assisted in producing more jobs during the
post-recession America, more than any other state. In January 2011, Brown
inherited the narrative “California declining†as he returned to Sacramento.
The Golden State was formerly the envy of the nation but had many problems
which included persistent imbalances in budgetary, political dysfunction, and
high unemployment in the capital of the state. Today, the fiscal situation of
the state is stabilized, and people are describing Brown as the Democrat that
is providing the country with strategies for progressive governance (California
V. Texas).
The total population estimate
of the state of California is 38,802,500, while that of Texas is 26,956,958. Regarding
the economy, both states have been neck and neck regarding economic
development. Despite the fact that Texas has had a higher rate of growth, the
state of California had a strong start, with Silicon Valley growing and
improving vastly. California is ranked at 11 by Business Insider when compared
to other states and three by the World report and US News. This score is
attributed to the vast growth rate and fitting business environment, which when
juxtaposed with the unemployment rate that is relatively high. California
possesses the highest state economy with a GDP of 2.6 trillion dollars. Texas,
on the other hand, is ranked at number 4 by the Business Insider and number 6
by World Report and the US News. The state’s strong growth of the economy, lower
rates of unemployment, and increasing the value of real estate account for the
state’s high ranking. The state of Texas possesses the second highest state GDP
at 1.6 trillion dollars. Both states are very close when comparing their
economic profile. However, California is the leading state with 62% higher GDP
(Henton, 2013).
Both governments of the two
states have been fighting the issue of crime. Both states possess similar rates
of violent crimes with Texas at 405.9 and California at 396.1. The highest crime
in California often occurs majorly from the theft of motor vehicles. The
overall incarceration rate in the state of California is 329 individuals per
100,000. In the state of Texas, there are unusually high rates of burglary,
property crimes, and rape. The rate of incarceration in this state is 568.
While the status of crime rates in both states is similar, it is evident that
California excels in many areas though their rate of incarceration is
considerably lower (Chronicle, 2017).
Regarding politics, the key
interests of the voters of the state of California include social security,
homeland security, healthcare, and education. This is mostly attributed to high
rates of unemployment, high immigration levels, and poor education ratings. The
main issues that interest the voters of Texas are unemployment, education,
corruption, political leadership, and security. These states both share almost
the same interests unsurprisingly.
The governor of Texas
continues to promote diverse narratives in his state as he believes his state
is a big and powerful economic state. The governor pointed out that around
twenty years ago, the state of California was an economic giant and each state
wanted to be like them. However, this is not the current case of the state. The
governor added that this is due to factors such as an unstable and
unpredictable regulatory environment, the existence of public schools on a
downward trajectory, and tax environments that are very burdensome. All of
these are issues which he wished to tackle and end in his state. The recent
Congress gridlock has been majorly blamed on political polarities which cause
increasing antagonism of political ideologies between Republicans and
Democrats.
The governing of both states
tends to affect the population of the sate immensely. For instance, the state
of Texas is led by makers while On. The elected officials of California are
particularly adept at finding ways of spending other individuals’ money. As the
state struggles with deficits that are interminable and are caused by years of
careless spending, the Sacramento’s argument is not on how to lessen government
spending; rather it is on how to raise taxes and on whom to raise it on. The
governor of California pushes for tax increases of up to 6.9 billion dollars
per year to be present on the ballot of November. In the meantime, the leaders
of Texas are tackling the issue of fiscal which is an entirely different
question to that raised by California.
A lot of states of America
along with the nation itself have a lot to learn from the state of Texas. The
government of Texas knows well how to find opportunities and maximize them, and
this is what all other states and the nation included should learn from Texas.
The government of Texas creates many job opportunities across the income
spectrum of the state. Their rate of unemployment has managed to be much lower
than the recorded national average each month for several years. Their per capita individual income is 97% of
the national average. Their median income for each household is also just below
the country wide median. The growth of a population of the state indicates that
people are becoming aware of this state. Between the year 2000 and 2010, Texas’
population increased by 4 million individuals with around 2 million of these
individuals being American citizens from other states in the country (Crawford,
2013).
The economy of this state is
doing quite well, which suggests that something is working very well in this
state, and this is the structure of this states’ government which is
well-versed in seizing opportunities, an attribute which would do other states
and the nation well if they were to adopt it. This seizing of opportunities
attribute of the state has enabled the state to do quite well. Their schools as
the years go by are getting better and better. The state also has less funding
per capita compared to many other states, and the outcomes in their public
schools are impressive. When this state is compared to other big states in the country
such as Illinois, and Florida, Texas is the best of them. Millions of Americans
are moving to the state of Texas looking for greener pastures. This model of
governing where the lawmakers can seize any opportunity that comes their way
may prove quite beneficial to other states and the country at large. The
economy of Texas was doing quite well in the year 2011 such that Gavin Newsom
the lieutenant governor of California went to get advice from the Texas
governor Rick Perry Newsom returned appreciatively returned and stated that the
government of Texas knows what they want and they go after it (Crawford, 2013).
In conclusion, both the
states of California and Texas have major differences in their form of
governing, and this is majorly attributed to the lawmakers of these states
themselves. However, the differences and similarities of these two states go
beyond matters of their lawmakers’ preferences. Despite the many differences
that the governments of these states possess, they do, however, share some other
notable similarities, for instance, they are both warm yearly, they are
Southwestern states, they both have a polluted city that is otherwise highly
populated, and they are both big states. Their economies which are usually the
topics of major debates are quite large, and their populations are large.
Generalizing these two states is futile just like it is futile to generalize
the U.S. politically speaking; these two states tend to go opposite ways,
although there are some bits of conservatism in California and some bits of
liberalism in Texas. However, both states possess entirely different government
structures.
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