Did you all see this?
10 POOREST STATES,
#1 Mississippi, Right to work state, Solid Republican State
#2 Arkansas, Right to work state, Solid Republican State
#3 Tennessee, Right to work state, Solid Republican State
#4 West Virginia, Mostly Republican State, strong coal miners Union, but anti smog regulation
#5 Louisiana, Right to work state, Solid Republican State
#6 Montana, Solid Republican State
#7 S. Carolina, right to work state, Solid Republican State
#8 Kentucky, Mostly Republican State
#9 Alabama, right to work state, Solid Republican State
#10 N. Carolina, right to work state, Mostly Republican State
Ok, now compare your list and affiliations with a cost of living adjustment, which are the ten worst places to actually make a living after you include cost of living.
Worst States to Make a Living 2012
1. Hawaii, Dem, no right to work,
2. Maine, Dem, no right to work
3. Vermont, Dem, no right to work
4. Mississippi, also on your list but falls from #1 to #4
5. Montana, also on your list but moves up from #6 to #5, no right to work
6. Rhode Island, Dem, no right to work
7. California, Dem, no right to work
8. West Virginia, You call it Rep, no right to work. Also drops from #4 down to #8
9. S. Carolina, on your list but drops from #7 to #9
10. S. Dakota, Rep, right to work
And the 10 "richest"
Best States to Make a Living 2012
4 Right to work states, not including Michigan since they only recently/currently are making the change. 1 remained the same as last year, 3 moved upwards. Of the non right to work, 1 remained at same ranking from last year, 2 moved up (Michigan being one of them) and all the rest fell.
So 4 right to work states at the top, 4 at the bottom it seems to average out when you consider right to work vs no right to work after you include other factors such as cost of living.