Gov. Abbott of Texas among highest rated governors at dealing with Covid

 Epoch Times:

The governors of Texas, Georgia, and South Dakota rank highest in the nation based on economic policy performance and management of the COVID-19 health crisis, according to a new study.

A scorecard by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative, nonprofit organization, evaluated the 50 governors using various performance indicators, including tax and spending policy, use of federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, education spending, welfare policy, and labor regulations.

Greg Abbott of Texas topped the list “due to his commitment to fiscal conservatism and free market policies,” the report by ALEC stated. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Kristi Noem of South Dakota ranked second and third, respectively. All three are Republican.

To judge overall performance, the governors were assigned a grade of 1 to 5 stars, with top performers getting 4 or 5 stars and the worst receiving 1 or 2.

The worst governors on the scorecard were Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, and Phil Murphy of New Jersey. Raimondo and Murphy are Democrats, while Dunleavy is a Republican.

Besides an overall ranking, the study also ranked governors based on their state’s debt and spending levels, pandemic preparedness, and overall economic performance.

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 Democratic Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Gavin Newsom of California both received 2 stars from the economists, ranking 39 and 40, respectively.

While New York City is a global center of commerce and finance, the state’s aggregate economy performs the third-worst of any state, according to the report.

“The situation in upstate New York is so dire, GDP and employment growth figures for the entire state are negative despite New York City’s wealth,” and this is because of “big government policies,” the report said.

The only Democrat who made it to the top 10 was Colorado’s Jared Polis.

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 Upstate NY could be in much better shape if Cuomo would allow drilling for natural gas and fracking.  He is a classic example of wrong-headed energy policies and why the Green New Deal is such an economic disaster.  California also has the highest energy prices in the nation and it is one reason why people are leaving the state in droves.

 

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