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THIS IS TEXAS UNDER SUPERCUTS PERRY:

Overall Birth Rate 2nd

Teenage Birth Rate 7th

Births to Unmarried Mothers 17th

Percent of Women with Pre-Term Birth 9th

Cervical Cancer Rate 11th

Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure 16th

Number of Executions 1st

Millions redirected from low-income electricity program

Mandatory vaccinations benefit family members and cronies

Diverted hundreds of millions from education to campaign donors

Diverted $16 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to campaign donors

$14 billion in federal stimulus money diverted to cronies

Percent of Women Living in Poverty 6th

Percent of Children Living in Poverty 4th

Average Monthly Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Benefits per Person 47th

Hundreds of teachers laid off this summer due to inadequate education funds

Total Health Expenditures as % of the Gross State Product 43rd

Health Care Expenditures per Capita 44th

Percent of Low Income Population Covered by Medicaid 49th

Per Capita State Spending on Medicaid 49th

Per Capita State Spending on Mental Health 50th

Workers 19 Compensation Coverage 50th

Rejected $555 million in federal unemployment insurance funding

Wants to opt out of Social Security and Medicare,

though these are not entitlements but insurance programs Texans have paid for

Percent of Uninsured Children 1st

Percent of Population Uninsured 1st

Percent of Non-Elderly Uninsured 1st

Percent of Population with Employer-Based Health Insurance 48th

Percent of Non-Elderly Women with Health Insurance 50th

Physicians per Capita 42nd

Registered Nurses per Capita 44th

Percent of Population Who Visit the Dentist 46th

Rate of Women Aged 40 Who Receive Mammograms 40th

Percent of Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care in First Trimester 50th

High School Graduation Rate 43rd

% of Population 25 and Older with High School Diploma 50th

State Aid Per Pupil in Average Daily Attendance 47th

Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Scores 45th

Per Capita State Spending on State Arts Agencies 43rd

State budget shortfall: $27 billion

Income Inequality Between the Rich and the Poor 9th

Income Inequality Between the Rich and the Middle Class 5th

Income tax (16th) amendment is bad

Median Net Worth of Households 47th

Average Credit Score 49th

Mortgage Debt as Percent of Home Value 47th

Homeowner 19s Insurance Affordability 46th

Foreclosure Rates 10th

Retirement Plan Participation 47th

Consumption of Energy per Capita 5th

Amount of Carbon Dioxide Emissions 1st

Amount of Volatile Organic Compounds Released into Air 1st

Amount of Toxic Chemicals Released into Water 1st

Amount of Recognized Cancer-Causing Carcinogens Released into Air 1st

Amount of Hazardous Waste Generated 1st

Amount of Toxic Chemicals Released into Air 5th

Amount of Recognized Cancer-Causing Carcinogens Released into Water 7th

Number of Hazardous Waste Sites on National Priority List 7th

Women 19s Voter Registration 45th

Women 19s Voter Turnout 49th

Senators should be elected by state houses (favors repeal of 17th amendment)

Is this REALLY the kind of numbers you want across the nation? And notice like ALL right wing "leaders" anything that benefits the poor and middle class? As close to last as you can get. anything that benefits the 1%ers? As close to #1 as you can get. Surprise surprise the party of the rich strikes again! Good going Texas.