The President has recently taken to touting his "job creation" performance by pointing out that in the last six years, the US economy has created over 300,000 new jobs. Not particularly good, but it allows the President to suggest that his policies have had a positive effect. But as it turns out, the job growth has all been in one state -- Texas.
US job growth +327,000
Texas job growth +1,320, 255
US (other than Texas) - 993,255
But for Texas, the US would have lost almost a million jobs! And why did Texas add so many jobs?
1. Fossil fuels extraction
2. Lower taxes
3. Less regulation
4. Right-to-work laws
All things that the President opposes.
Sort of casts a different light on the claim that the President policies can create any jobs in the future.
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