Thread: [W:125] Red States

Originally Posted by veritas1

That's a typical stupid comment made by arrogant, full of crap libs. CA has more poor people than any state.

California isn't even ranked in the top 10 in poverty rate. 9/10 of the worst states in poverty rates are red states.

Originally Posted by veritas1

That's not the point is it? Without those states, you'd have no "ingenuity" because you'd have no energy. CA is quickly becoming a place where there will be two kinds of people, the very wealthy and the very poor. That's what happens everywhere socialist ideas take over.

And yet, more socialist developed countries have less wealth disparity that the United States. Amongst advanced economies, Norway is #1, Denmark is #5, New Zealand is #13. Where is the United States? It is #23.

Originally Posted by Geoist

And yet, more socialist developed countries have less wealth disparity that the United States. Amongst advanced economies, Norway is #1, Denmark is #5, New Zealand is #13. Where is the United States? It is #23.

Worse. Look at where it is on the list of innovation.

Hint: It ain't Number 1, and it's not even in the top five when we count all countries.

International Innovation Index - Wikipedia

Moderator's Warning:

Let's knock off the personal attacks, no matter how light, and stick to the topic without the baiting, flaming and personal attacks.

And, when you consider that the US did not even make the list of 10 most desirable countries in which to live...you really gotta wonder what the Red Staters are thinking.

http://worldpopulationreview.com/cou...es-to-live-in/

Originally Posted by Drawdown

Poverty rates don't matter when you have a correspondingly low cost of living and increased purchasing power for the dollar.

There is a low cost of living because there is little development and poor infrastructure compared to many blue states.

Originally Posted by jbander

Now I understand what your telling us here, that when they voted for one president , it then made them a blue state. It's like talking to a brick wall

So I guess this means Michigan and Ohio are now red states.

Originally Posted by Drawdown

It doesn't matter why there is a difference. There is a difference. The most notable one is housing costs.

It does matter. There is a reason people aren't scrambling to move to Pakistan, despite the very low cost of living. And there is a reason why Pakistanis move to the United States despite the much higher cost of living.