Texas Versus Canada
Texas has a population of around 30 million people, about 25% smaller than Canada’s 40 million. But its GDP? Almost neck and neck.
Texas Versus Canada
Texas has a population of around 30 million people, about 25% smaller than Canada’s 40 million. But its GDP? Almost neck and neck.
Canada has a GDP of roughly $2.14 trillion, and Texas pulls in an estimated $2.4 trillion, which would make it the 8th largest economy in the world if it were its own country, which Texans love to pretend it is.
That means Texas has a higher GDP per capita than Canada. On paper, that sounds impressive.
In practice, it’s honestly pathetic.
This so-called economic powerhouse spends twice as much on healthcare and still manages to kill more mothers, more infants, and more people in general than Canada does.
What does that higher GDP get you in the case of Texas?
Life expectancy? Lower.
Infant mortality? Higher.
Maternal mortality? Catastrophic.
You can’t call it freedom if everyone’s broke, sick, and dying early.
So, why does the Lone Star State, dripping in oil money and corporate wealth, look like a developing country in every human metric that actually matters?
The answer, Texas isn’t designed for people, it’s designed for profit.