Obama Chooses California Model instead of Texas

The articles comparing the differences in the policies of California and Texas continue to abound, and now more and more are seeing that the Obama Administration is pushing the model of high taxes and high regulation that has brought California to the verge of bankruptcy. Ryan Streeter has posted an excellent article titled "America as Texas vs. California," which highlights the issue again.

He is right on the mark. California may be "cool," but the state's policies have driven businesses out of the state, and the government regulation and spending have led to the state's implosion. Most Texan's believe in individual responsibility and freedom, and we have prospered because over the last decade we have elected officials that have resisted the call for a state income tax and have limited state spending.

No wonder that the top five job creating cities in the country are in Texas! If we keep the same policies of freedom and continue to limit government, some say that the future is extremely bright. That is, of course, if Obama doesn't get his plan to "change" America passed. Health care reform that will raise taxes, raise insurance premiums, cause rationing of health care, and result in fines and jail time for those who refuse to purchase health insurance. That is change we can certainly live without, especially since polls show that 80% are satisfied with their health care plans. Krauthammer has it right: Kill the Bills; do it right.