California taxes away jobs while Texas adds them

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Part three of a five-part series While many states have been struggling through the economic downturn, there’s been a giant neon sign hanging over Texas that says “OPEN FOR BUSINESS.”

California vs. Texas: Comparing a bust state to a boom state
Monday: Texas booms while California busts
Tuesday: Dividing taxpayer money among politicians
Wednesday: Texas adds jobs while California taxes them away
Thursday: California environmental regulations cause economic blackout
Friday: California unions stand in the way of a Texas-sized success

In 2008, 70 percent of all the jobs in the country were created in Texas. In 2009, all of America’s top five job-creating cities were in Texas.

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