Best and Worst Run States in America — An Analysis Of All 50

Wall Street 24X7 ^ | 11/28/2011 | Douglas A. McIntyre, Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale, Ashley C. Allen

[Vigilanteman]

Just a few observations:

1. Commie states high on the well-run list have special industries such as Fedgov (Maryland) or an influx of foreign tourists (Hawaii) which boost their wealth.

2. In some cases (Vermont, Maine, Minnesota), they have a climate which keeps the influx of moochers at a manageable level.

3. Well run American states (Wyoming, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Utah) have none of these factors other than climate.

4. States which have recently jettisoned Democrat administrations (Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio) have moved up the list whereas those which have recently installed them (Colorado) have moved down.

5. Some measures are relatively bogus. Is it really any surprise that Alabama should have double the poverty rate of Alaska when the former have to spend so little and later so much just to keep warm? Income alone is a poor indicator of actual poverty. It just happens to be the measure used.

6. Ditto for using the number of uninsured as a primary measure. Hawaii has had a form of socialized medicine on their books for more than a generation. It is weird that they still have that many unisured.

[bgill]

Texas managed to spend the third least per capita in 2009, and as a partial consequence has the second lowest debt per capita, a mere $1,240 per person. Austere spending comes at a price, however. Nearly a quarter of the state’s residents are without health insurance. Also, only 80.9% of Texans 25 years or older graduated from high school. While this is an improvement from its 2003 rate of 77%, it is tied with California for worst among all states.

Gee, education is at the bottom but it couldn't be because of all the illegals could it? They don't need health insurance when emergency room care for ingrown toenails is free.

[Vigilanteman]

I believe Maryland ranks #1 in the highest ratio of federal tax dollars sucked out of the economy to those contributed. It would be #2 if DC was a state.

[Responsibility2nd]

Uh-oh. I just found out. These...

 

 

... aren't accepted here in Texas.

[bgill]

Also, how many Katrina refugees that are still here are without a job or health insurance?

A certain church group gave P-R-I-M-E acreage to them. We're talking the highest valued land in the county. They're constantly building new houses on it all tax free.

[Tallguy]

Pennsyltucky at #15? I don’t think so!

[Betis70]

OMG, I am close to a Pokemon seizure over here with that photo.

[No Socialist]

FL was knocked because of the high percentage of uninsured. That’s crap. They don’t need health insurance. The community health centers give almost free healthcare. I get so annoyed because employees use the county health departments for everything instead of the Health insurance I provide them. It’s cheaper. Instead of paying a $20 copay + $40 per month for birth control, they spend $12 for a annual health exam and 12 month supply of birth control pills. Pretty good deal.

[null and void]

No problem.

[Responsibility2nd]

Ooops. I just found out. We have reached our quota on Californians.

 

Seems they all moved to Austin.

[Vendome]

Heck yeah! We’re #1! Baby!

[Marathoner]

In honor of Commissar Zero, we here in the People’s Republic of Illinois should be, and deserve to be #57.

[null and void]

Gosh. It only took you an hour to jerk the welcome mat out from under me...

[Responsibility2nd]

Well, sorry.

 

But we had a special Welcome Mat made up for freeloading Californians.

 

[null and void]

LOL

[MinuteGal]

"I'd like to see the list broken down according to political representation by Party".

So would I.

Leni

[Ratman83]

Yeah but Minn, Iowa, vermont and VA all voted for him so you still have a lot of dumb folks.

[Gumdrop]

“Yeah but Minn, Iowa, vermont and VA all voted for him so you still have a lot of dumb folks...”

In MN, it was a case of the urban Twin Cities and duluth carying Obama’s water bucket. The rural and smaller cities did not go for Obama.

It will be very interessting to see how the 2012 election goes for BHO, since he will no longer be able to run as an outsider, but as the most corrupt and inept President ever.

[Ratman83]

The dims are dumb and will vote for him no matter what. They could care less if he is an insider or an outsider.

[Baynative]

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Down in Piedras Negras you gotta watch yourself
There’s a whole lotta hungry people lookin to share some wealth
And when the oilfield’s busted and the peso takes a dive
Stay off the side streets if you wanna come back alive

Yo no busca nada I’m just standin here
Mindin my own business, gonna get back outta here

Back to the safe side
Back to the safe side

And at the base of the barstool there’s a drain in the floor
You better not go in there, if you don’t know what that’s for
It’s no place to take your lady, she’ll get the evil eye
Sizin up their prospects, sharpin up their knives

No me gusta nada, yo no queiro ver
Once I get across this river, never gonna go back there

Stayin on the safe side
Stayin on the safe side

Yo no fuma mota yo no quiero ver
Once I getacross this river, never gonna go back there

Up in San Antonio all the pretty people know
They better stay off of the west side where the black tar flows
They hide in their sheltered enclaves up around Olmos Park
They got their own policeman so they can stay out way past dark

Back down in Piedras Negras, the children play with dirt
We keep our pistols loaded so we don’t get hurt
No importa a nadie, it’s always been that way
Never gonna get no different, long as we got our say

Stay on the safe side
Stay on the safe side

No me gusta nada, it’s always been that way
Never gonna get no different long as we got our way

Stay on the safe side