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mrdmk

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6. Yeah, two facts about California
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 08:41 AM
Feb 2013

1) In the year of 2000, California was the fifth larges economy in the world, not the nation, the world. In the year of 2008, California was the eighth larges economy in the world. During that time, California had sixteen billion dollars taken out of the state treasury by Texan energy companies by purposefully turning off the electricity. Also needing to be mentioned, people died during that little rouse. There was more chicanery going on from out of state business in collusion with the Republican Party.

2) California gets about 75 cents back for every dollar in Federal Taxes. That is one butt-load of money for the nation from one year to the next. Someone wants to screw-up this nation fast, just put California out of business.

Rick Perry is a class A jerk talking smack about a state that got ripped-off during his tenure. If the state of Texas had any integrity, the colluding Texas energy companies representatives would be in jail, but instead they are enjoying their success.

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