Texas has the highest proportion of workers earning minimum wage or less

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PolitiFact Check 5/13/10
Texas has the highest proportion of workers earning minimum wage or less

Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, running for re-election, touts the jobs he's helped create in Texas during his eight-year tenure. His Democratic opponent, Linda Chavez-Thompson, is skeptical.

"Perry and Dewhurst like to brag that while other states are hurting, Texas is creating jobs," Chavez-Thompson said May 4 to the Central Texas Democratic Forum. "But a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has brought... some clarity to that, stating that Texas, now, has the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation."

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James Aldrete, a spokesman for Chavez-Thompson, shared a March 11 news release from the bureau, which states that last year, Texas had the nation's "highest share" of workers earning at or less than the federal minimum wage. The research was limited to workers paid by the hour, not counting salaried employees or people who are self employed.

Cheryl Abbot, the bureau's regional economist in Dallas, confirmed that Texas ranked No. 1.

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Per the bureau's latest data, Chavez-Thompson gets it right: Texas has the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation. Her statement is True.

Dewhurst and Perry driving Texas workers to the bottom of the wage ladder! :mad:

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1. Rating on combined statements

By the way PoltiFact is now putting out a combined meeter on the statements they have analyzed by candidate and Linda Chavez-Thompson is perfect 2 for 2 - complete truth!

Linda Chavez-Thompson combined meter reading

I didn't see one for Dewhurst - why I don't know, certainly they can analyze a few of his statements too. :shrug:

Here are the Perry links
Rick Perry file (or his lies)
Barely true to pants on fire liar -13 statements
Half true or mostly true 11
True 4

My ruling is that Perry finds it much easier to lie or stretch the truth than be honest. And that's a fact! :P