WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? Theyve got bigger problems than worrying if they can carry a gun into a school, library, bar, church, hospital, movie theatre... Put the guns down and fix this: Texas ranks first in executions. Texas ranks first in the number of uninsured. Texas ranks second in food insecurity. Texas ranks last in mental health expenditures. Texas is 47th in tax expenditures that directly benefit their citizens. Texas ranks last in the percent of population that has a high school diploma. Texas ranks last in Workers’ compensation coverage. Texas ranks 4th in the percentage of children living in poverty. Texas ranks 2nd in overall birth rate. Texas ranks 49th in the number of poor people covered by Medicaid. Texas ranks 48th in the number of people covered by employer-based health insurance. Texas ranks 49th in per capita spending on Medicaid. Texas ranks last in the percentage of non-elderly women with health insurance. Texas ranks last in the percentage of women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester. Texas ranks 49th in the average credit score of Americans. Texas ranks 1st in the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Texas ranks 1st in the amount of toxic chemicals released into water. Texas ranks 1st in the amount of hazardous waste generated.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 23:10:39 +0000
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