We were out celebrating Julian’s birthday last night, so we didn’t watch the Republican debate. I read about the disparagement of New York values by Senator Ted Cruz, and my native Upstate New Yorker blood commenced to boil. First, I don’t want my values conflated with Donald Trump’s. Second, I lived in Dallas for 10 years and got a glimpse of some of the worst of Texas values by their politicians. This isn’t to disrespect my friends who are from Texas and who still live there. However, let’s compare and contrast New York values versus Texas values in a few areas:
Highest-Paid State Employee
New York: The chief of Gynecologic Oncology at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, ~$500,000
Texas: The University of Texas football coach, $5.1 million
Source: http://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/09/11/highest-paid-employee-in-each-state/
Percent Uninsured, Adult
New York 8.7%
Texas 19.06% (highest in US)
Percent Uninsured, Children
New York 3.26%
Texas 11.03% (highest in US)
Source: https://wallethub.com/edu/rates-of-uninsured-by-state-before-after-obamacare/4800/
Minimum Wage
New York $9.00/hour
Texas $7.25/hour
Source: http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx
Yes, I cherrypicked these statistics. (Who doesn’t?) These reflect MY New York values.
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