"A boom in revenues from sales taxes as well as taxes from oil and natural gas production have given Texas a budget surplus that the state comptroller has estimated at $8.8 billion."
And of course California is bleeding companies and jobs. No wonder its on the verge of bankruptcy:
"I tracked for 2011, that 254 companies of all sizes and shapes and kinds left the state for primarily other states,” said Vranich, the president of Spectrum Location Services in Irvine."
Another state with a hefty surplus? Why Texas of course. It went from budget shortfall to a surplus in a few years:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/us/texas-budget-surplus-pr...
"A boom in revenues from sales taxes as well as taxes from oil and natural gas production have given Texas a budget surplus that the state comptroller has estimated at $8.8 billion."
And of course California is bleeding companies and jobs. No wonder its on the verge of bankruptcy:
http://www.kcra.com/news/Two-dozen-companies-commit-to-leavi...
"I tracked for 2011, that 254 companies of all sizes and shapes and kinds left the state for primarily other states,” said Vranich, the president of Spectrum Location Services in Irvine."