| Given the complete dominance of conservative ideology in Texas politics, tax increases are out of the question. So it has to be spending cuts. Texas has indeed taken a hard, you might say brutal, line toward its most vulnerable citizens. Among the states, Texas ranks near the bottom in education spending per pupil, while leading the nation in the percentage of residents without health insurance. It's hard to imagine what will happen if the state tries to eliminate its huge deficit purely through further cuts. |
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