Heh Mini-Don ,..,.the pidgeons have come home to roost
Long regarded as a predictor of the state of the American economy, Texas is now issuing a sobering warning. According to recent data from the Dallas Fed, retail sales activity in Texas has fallen to levels not seen since the pandemic's peak in April 2020, and consumer spending has completely collapsed in the state. In May 2025, the state's retail sales index fell 33 points to -30.5, indicating a sharp decline.
Look up the income distribution stats right before the Great Depression and every recession since then - the more the wealthy sucks income from the middle-class and poor, the likelihood of economic downturns goes up. Wash, rinse, and repeat....
Imagine calling yourself “fiscally conservative” while torching billions on border cosplay and anti-cussing cinema, then turning around and billing Grandma through her property taxes to keep the school lights on.
This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s spiritual gaslighting with a budget line.
Texas doesn’t have a money problem. It has a moral poverty problem dressed in cowboy boots and subsidized by Exxon.
And yes, Brother Billionaire is tithing zero while Sister Schoolteacher foots the bill. Hallelujah for freedom, right?
Blessed be the tax burden that falleth not upon the wealthy.
Abbott is retreating from the border , abandoning 800 miles of proposed border fence to about 12 mi....more than Trump, but less than ur typical West Texas ranch...asking Trump for a refund........
When Republicans say “Texas doesn’t have an income tax,” what they mean is: we’ve outsourced our moral responsibility to billionaires while billing teachers, nurses, and renters for the privilege.
The state could easily fund schools, healthcare, and basic infrastructure. Instead, it pours billions into a border cosplay project, hands film subsidies to G-rated propaganda, and calls it “freedom.”
This isn’t small government—it’s strategic abandonment. It’s a tax shift, not a tax cut.
If you're middle-class or below in Texas, congratulations: you're footing the bill so Elon Musk doesn’t have to.
Thank you for this article. I hope that the people I share it with read it. Use this knowledge when they knock on doors and talking to their neighbors. Too many don’t know this. I knew it was true but I didn’t have receipts, this article has receipts. Thanks!
Absolutely! I figured it out based on so many conversations I’ve been having lately. I think through this election, do more pieces like this. Explaining why things are, why Republicans are to blame, and include recipes… because it’s not really as widely known as it should be. Thanks for sharing. 💙
Thanks for a very informative article. Hope voters in Texas , who are not uber rich, understand these facts that you have explained so well. It is in their own interest and public good to support Democrats and vote Republicans out of power.
Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders have resigned from the Democratic National Committee. They cited dissatisfaction with Chairman Ken Martin’s leadership and...................... lack of community engagement.........................................
sound familiar? Heh Kendoll forget visiting the faithful....go down to the border and demand access
a horrow show in the Valley..Kendoll and every Democrat silent...disgraceful Democrats and the Press....we have heard nothing about this...
from the AP
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers included in a motion filed by advocates Friday night are offering a glimpse of conditions at Texas facilities.
Dear Gov. Mini-Trump.....i know how u and MAGA morons thrive in a fact free environment so sorry to intrude
this one from Animal Planets...ur grandkids watch it
"Multiple Texas Farms Shut Down After ‘Almost 100%’ Of Workforce Vanishes Overnight"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/multiple-texas-farms-shut-down-after-almost-100-of-workforce-vanishes-overnight/ss-AA1H5GRH
It's amazing how maga consistently screws itself with its lust to screw "those people".
Heh Mini-Don ,..,.the pidgeons have come home to roost
Long regarded as a predictor of the state of the American economy, Texas is now issuing a sobering warning. According to recent data from the Dallas Fed, retail sales activity in Texas has fallen to levels not seen since the pandemic's peak in April 2020, and consumer spending has completely collapsed in the state. In May 2025, the state's retail sales index fell 33 points to -30.5, indicating a sharp decline.
Look up the income distribution stats right before the Great Depression and every recession since then - the more the wealthy sucks income from the middle-class and poor, the likelihood of economic downturns goes up. Wash, rinse, and repeat....
Yep. Here's hoping we'll have our FDR economy soon.
cars salls are down...home building down.....oil up.......
cars and homes...Trump
oil up.......Isreal ....so we support them why? wait til Houthis bomb oil tankers.
we support Israel cause they hate brown people just like Trump
Breaking news: Trump just agreed with the Butcher Bibi......Iran minutes away from nukes
suggest u gas up...great time to buy a Tesla......
urs Truly
Elon
Imagine calling yourself “fiscally conservative” while torching billions on border cosplay and anti-cussing cinema, then turning around and billing Grandma through her property taxes to keep the school lights on.
This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s spiritual gaslighting with a budget line.
Texas doesn’t have a money problem. It has a moral poverty problem dressed in cowboy boots and subsidized by Exxon.
And yes, Brother Billionaire is tithing zero while Sister Schoolteacher foots the bill. Hallelujah for freedom, right?
Blessed be the tax burden that falleth not upon the wealthy.
Abbott is retreating from the border , abandoning 800 miles of proposed border fence to about 12 mi....more than Trump, but less than ur typical West Texas ranch...asking Trump for a refund........
Texas will never see it. Money wasted on Abbott’s contractor buddies.
nice little slap in the face for mini-Trump
Gub Mini-Trump wannnabe
from TT
'With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program
these guys don't help
https://claytontuckertx.substack.com/p/water-wars-billionaires-vs-east-texans
I remember a simpler time....T. Boone wanted to buy all of west texas water rights and sell it to you.....https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/boone-pickens-wants-to-sell-you-his-water/
also believe it or not we used to have a thriving shrimp industry in the Permian Basin
https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/staying-afloat-last-shrimp-farmer-in-west-texas/513-50237083-448f-4339-bd1c-7b0748455333
meanwhile DFW to build the $2B Marvin Nicolls Resevoir without implenting a shingle plan for conservation
For those of u who love Los Colinas.....Panther Island , Kay Granger's Canals to Nowhere delayed again......its a billion, give or take
DFW air quailty the worst in the nation....no comment from Austin
Republicans think the climate crises and air quality is a hoax.
I have seen income gap graphs for the nation as a whole, but do we have something similar for just Texas? I am sure someone made one somewhere.
Like here? https://statisticalatlas.com/state/Texas/Household-Income
A recent write-up on small nuclear I just received
https://open.substack.com/pub/thehonestsorcerer/p/small-modular-hallucinations
Thanks. "Neither affordable nor scalable." 🙄 Typical Republican pipe dream.
When Republicans say “Texas doesn’t have an income tax,” what they mean is: we’ve outsourced our moral responsibility to billionaires while billing teachers, nurses, and renters for the privilege.
The state could easily fund schools, healthcare, and basic infrastructure. Instead, it pours billions into a border cosplay project, hands film subsidies to G-rated propaganda, and calls it “freedom.”
This isn’t small government—it’s strategic abandonment. It’s a tax shift, not a tax cut.
If you're middle-class or below in Texas, congratulations: you're footing the bill so Elon Musk doesn’t have to.
Don "Scourge" Trump screws Texas vets...they swoon in his presence anyway
from NPR
"Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes.
dear Gub Mini-T......we know we can do better at being the worst......don't stop trying..
from Houston Chronicle.
"Texas health care system is among worst in the US. Here's why only Mississippi is worse"
Thank you for this article. I hope that the people I share it with read it. Use this knowledge when they knock on doors and talking to their neighbors. Too many don’t know this. I knew it was true but I didn’t have receipts, this article has receipts. Thanks!
Absolutely! I figured it out based on so many conversations I’ve been having lately. I think through this election, do more pieces like this. Explaining why things are, why Republicans are to blame, and include recipes… because it’s not really as widely known as it should be. Thanks for sharing. 💙
Thanks for a very informative article. Hope voters in Texas , who are not uber rich, understand these facts that you have explained so well. It is in their own interest and public good to support Democrats and vote Republicans out of power.
Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders have resigned from the Democratic National Committee. They cited dissatisfaction with Chairman Ken Martin’s leadership and...................... lack of community engagement.........................................
sound familiar? Heh Kendoll forget visiting the faithful....go down to the border and demand access
a horrow show in the Valley..Kendoll and every Democrat silent...disgraceful Democrats and the Press....we have heard nothing about this...
from the AP
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers included in a motion filed by advocates Friday night are offering a glimpse of conditions at Texas facilities.