Saturday, July 11, 2015

Geography 101 - Economics of the States


States. 

Economies. 
Governance.


The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and always expecting different results.” - - - Albert Einstein

News Flash: 
Red Cities outperforming Blue Cities
Unions suppress job growth.

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‘DIRTY DOZEN’ LIBERAL BLUE STATES GOING BROKE
In fact, 11 of the 14 least fiscally solvent states are also on the list of the “dirty dozen” most liberal blue states. In descending order of fiscal irresponsibility, from 50th to 37th, here’s the list of fiscal shame:

#50 ILLINOIS  #49 NEW JERSEY  #48 MASSACHUSETTS  #47 CONNECTICUT   #46 NEW YORK  #44 CALIFORNIA  #42 MAINE   #40 HAWAII  #39 VERMONT  #38 RHODE ISLAND  #37 MARYLAND  #30 Delaware

The 12th state in the “dirty dozen” list—Delaware—does not fare particularly well either, placing 30th out of the 50 states. ... The Mercatus Center report ranked the 50 states “based on their fiscal solvency in five separate categories:”

(1) Cash solvency. Does a state have enough cash on hand to cover its short-term bills?

(2) Budget solvency. Can a state cover its fiscal year spending with current revenues? Or does it have a budget shortfall?

(3) Long-run solvency. Can a state meet its long-term spending commitments? Will there be enough money to cushion it from economic shocks or other long-term fiscal risks?

(4) Service-level solvency. How much fiscal “slack” does a state have to increase spending should citizens demand more services?

(5) Trust fund solvency. How much debt does a state have? How large are its unfunded pen­sion and health care liabilities? [breitbart.com] 7/8/15

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Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.

Here’s What Every State Is Worst At ... A not too random sampling includes:

… California: Most polluted cities

Everybody already knows the air in Los Angeles feels like it was imported from a Mad Max movie. But, not surprisingly, the air also sucks in Bakersfield, Modesto, Sacramento, and Fresno. As if you needed another reason not to visit Fresno.

… Illinois: Most rail accidents

That’s right, people in Illinois are harmed by things other than guns and deep-dish pizza. Having all those rail yards and being the heart of America ends up bringing a lot of derailments to your backyard, too. Illinois just barely edged out Texas in total train accidents.

… Michigan: Worst roads

8 Mile helped put Detroit back on the Hollywood map. Too bad every other mile in the state is as terrible as the Tigers in this year’s playoffs, since Michigan spends the least per capita on its roads and bridges, at $174 per person annually.

… New Mexico: Most accidental deaths

And the award for most fatally careless goes to … New Mexico! [buzzpo.com] undated, posted 12/24/14

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What Each State is Best and Worst At: 3 Maps Show the Wonderful Variety of the United States … It turns out each state is a mixed bag, and you can’t generalize based on just one statistic. But it still is fun to explore what makes each state unique in the 50 states of the U.S.A. [ijreview.com] 12/20/14

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.

St Louis MO … and the leader is … There were 2,070 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents in St. Louis in 2010, a rate that was a staggering 531 percent greater than the national average.

Detroit MI
Memphis TN
Oakland CA
St Petersburg FL

Buffalo NY
Birmingham AL
Baltimore MD
Cleveland OH
Baton Rouge LA

Source: http://www.areavibes.com/library/10-most-dangerous-cities/

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Top States for Doing Business 2014: Georgia Unseats Texas, Industrial Midwest Rises …

1. GEORGIA
2. TEXAS
3. SOUTH CAROLINA
4. ALABAMA
5. TENNESSEE

6. LOUISIANA
7. INDIANA
8. NORTH CAROLINA
9. OHIO
10. 10.MISSISSIPPI

How many of these states are lead by Republican governors? All 10? Coincidence? What’s in your wallet … errr … state? [
areadevelopment.com] Q3 2014, posted 9/14]

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10 most socialist states in America

1 West Virginia
2 Alaska
3 Wyoming
4 Mississippi
5 Arkansas

6 Vermont
7 New Mexico [=the New California]
8 Hawaii
9 Rhode Island
10 Wisconsin [thestreet.com]

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Check Out Which Party Dominates the Top 10 Richest Districts in America … D as in Democrat [ijreview.com] 3/31/14

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The states with the most segregated public schools are epicenters of liberalism … In the entire state of New York, approximately half the public school students are white. However, during the 2009-2010 academic year, a typical black kid in the Empire State attended a school where just 17.7 percent of the students were white. … In Illinois, the exposure number for black kids was 18.8 percent. In California, it was 18.9 percent. … The study also noted that black and Latino students tend to perform better academically when they attend public schools which are integrated in terms of both skin color and income levels. [dailycaller.com] 3/27/14

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$330,000 & $181,000. Malifornia transit exec in Oakland not working, collects $330,000 in salary and $181,000 in pension. Guess who is going to bail out Malifornia for its extravagant salaries and unsustainable pension funds. Report in the local newspaper. Story not found on line. 6/9/13

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Stockton. Another Malifornia city gone bankrupt by over-spending on pensions. Cannot figure out whether to fund the union pensions plans or pay the creditors. … unions not asked to give up a little … bond holders to be hit hard … the average firefighter in Stockton costs the city $157,000 a year in pay and benefits, and this firefighter can retire at age 50 with a pension equal to 90% of his highest year's salary and free lifetime health benefits. [rt.com] 4/2/13 Really?

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Bush 43 to blame? Certainly not the elected tax and spend Democrats in CA. How much is this bailout going to cost US Taxpayers?

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The lessons to be learned are … 
[1] do not invest in government bonds in Malifornia, 
[2] divest now while you can, and 
[3] consider moving to another state like Nevada or Texas for instance.

  

The Stockton scoop as told by Rush Limbaugh on 4/2/13 [RushLimbaugh.com]


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Forbes Lists America's 20 'Most Miserable Cities'; Guess What The Vast Majority Have in Common? [newsbusters.org] 2/23/13 Remarkable and predictable findings. When Democrats Rule, Voters Lose.

20. Youngstown, Ohio -- Charles P. Sammarone, Democrat
19. Gary, Indiana -- Karen Freeman-Wilson, Democrat

18. Poughkeepsie, New York -- John C. Tkazyik, Republican
17. Cleveland, Ohio -- Frank Jackson, Democrat
16. Atlanta, Georgia -- Kasim Reed, Democrat

15. Atlantic City, New Jersey -- Lorenzo Langford, Democrat
14. Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Tom Barrett, Democrat
13. Camden, New Jersey -- Dana Redd, Democrat

12. St. Louis, Missouri -- Francis Slay, Democrat
11. Toledo, Ohio -- Michael Bell, ran as an independent but is a lifelong Democrat
10. New York, New York -- Michael Bloomberg, Nanny State "Independent" since 2007; Democrat before 2001; ran as a Republican in 2001 just to get a spot on the ballot.

9. Waukegan, Illinois -- Robert G. Sabonjian, Democrat (see first paragraph following this list)
8. Stockton, California -- Anthony Silva, a Republican sworn into office by Democrat and former California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown.
7. Warren, Michigan -- James Fouts, Republican

6. Vallejo, California -- Osby Davis, Not determinable
5. Modesto, California -- Garrad Marsh, "non-partisan," clear Democrat sympathies
4. Chicago, Illinois -- Rahm Emanuel, Democrat

3. Rockford, Illinois -- Larry Morrissey, Independent
2. Flint, Michigan -- Dayne Walling, "nonpartisan," formerly worked for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, a Democrat
1. Detroit, Michigan -- Dave Bing, Democrat

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States that people are fleeing from in 2013 … local employment trends combined with high costs of living causes many displaced workers to look for greener pastures. … North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Arizona feature some of the highest ratios of people moving in. [finance.yahoo.com] 2/8/13

1 NJ
2 IL
3 WV
4 NY
5 NM

6 MI
7 CT
8 ME
9 KY
10 WI

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Where Not to Die In 2013 by Forbes. [finance.yahoo.com] 2/1/13
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Read this article and click on the links. Learn about the high Death Tax States that take your money and use it for their own purposes. Tip: Make that appointment with your CPA and estate attorney as soon as possible. There is no satisfying Big Greedy Gov.

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The 5 Highest Tax States for Top Earners
1 Malifornia
2 Hawaii
3 Vermont
4 New Jersey
5 Oregon 
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Want to improve the economy in your state? Change your state tax code to benefit those who make over $100,000 per year. Then advertise the benefits of moving to your state in these five high tax states. Shazam. More tax revenue. =TheRightJack


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Rich people fleeing high tax states like Malifornia and Maryland. Lower tax states benefit. [politicaloutcast.com] 2/1/13

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States with more people on welfare than working. ... And ... These 11 states represent 167 electoral votes: CA = 55. NM = 5. IL = 20. MS = 6. AL = 9. SC = 9. KY = 8. OH = 18. NY = 29. ME = 4. HI = 4. 1/11/13

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Best and worst run states [finance.yahoo.com] 12/25/12

Best
1 North Dakota
2 Wyoming
3 Nebraska
4 Utah
5 Iowa

Worst
50 Malifornia
49 Rhode Island
48 Illinois
47 Arizona
46 New Jersey

A significant amount of the data we used came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Data from ACS included percentage of residents below the poverty line, high school completion for those 25 and older, median household income, percentage of the population without health insurance and the change in median home values from 2006 to 2011.

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States [i.e., voters] beginning to realize the financial wisdom of the Right To Work Laws and abolishing government employee unions.

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Golden State now leading poverty rankings. … The new measure, dubbed the “Supplemental Poverty Measure,” revised the Malifornia’s poverty rate from 16.3 percent up to 23.5 percent. The report estimates that roughly 8.8 million people in Malifornia were poor during between 2009 and 2011, when Democrats controlled the state legislature and governorship, as well as the US White House. Mississippi was the most impoverished. [dailycaller.com] 11/16/12

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What do the Poorest 10 Cities in America Have in Common? ... The first thing is their poverty level. The second is that they mostly have been governed by Democrats over the years.


Detroit, Michigan – 36.4% poverty rate
Cleveland, Ohio – 35.0%
Buffalo, New York – 28.8%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 27.0%
St. Louis, Missouri – 26.7%

Miami, Florida – 26.5%
Memphis, Tennessee – 26.2%
Cincinnati, Ohio – 25.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 25.0%
Newark, New Jersey – 23.9% 
[godfatherpolitics.com] 11/10/12


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Republican governors lead the way. Virginia compared to Malifornia. Taxes and Benefits. The politics of employment and good management. [townhall.com] 7/17/12
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Looking for work. Collect your family and your wealth and consider moving North, South, East or West to any state with a Republican governor. Maybe not Michigan, New Jersey or Ohio yet. Carefully consider your options before moving to Malifornia, Illinois or New York.
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Virginia just elected a New York Democrat as Governor.

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Poorest cities have Democrat Mayors. [snopes.com]


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States with Republican governors elected in the previous election bringing down the unemployment rates in their 17 states … KS ME MI NM OK PA TN WY WI AL GA SC SD FL NV IO OH at a sharper rate than the states that elected Democrat governors. Average is 1.35% vs 0.09%. MI PA WI OH are big union states as is NY where unemployment has risen. [examiner.com] 7/6/12

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States with GOP governors: Alabama. Alaska. Arizona. Florida. Georgia. Idaho. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. Louisiana. Maine. Michigan. Mississippi. Nebraska. Nevada. New Jersey. New Mexico. North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania. South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Utah. Virginia. Wisconsin Wyoming. 


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Go to "Best and Worst" here at TheRightJack to see where your state lines up on the political spectrum. 


Best: 


Residents gained from the rest of the USA
1,346,296 moved to Florida
781,542 moved to Texas
714,458 moved to North Carolina
423,710 moved to Arizona
393,074 moved to Georgia
Source: Empire Center for New York State Policy, August 2011

Worst: 


Residents lost to other states
1,965,599 moved out of Malifornia
1,570,310 moved out of New York
880,248 moved out of Illinois
708,110 moved out of Michigan
92,878 moved out of New Jersey
Source: Empire Center for New York State Policy, August 2011

Scroll down this link to find more reports on our re-locating population and flight from New York.

Michigan and New Jersey have new Republican governors. Will they be able to have positive influences on failing economies in their states.


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Job growth bragging by Governors. TX? UT? MA? AZ? [DailyCaller.com]


If you are experiencing the effects of unemployment in your state, take a look at a map and ask your governor where are the jobs? Since the November 2010 election, there are currently 29 Republicans, 20 Democrats, and 1 Independent holding the office of governor in the states.

• Right to work states have stronger economics than do union states.

• Right to work states graining young working age adults from union states.

• Right to work states have lower unemployment than do union states.

George Soros sponsors a project to fund Democrats in statewide Secretary of State races. The holder of these offices “count” the election ballots. See Quotes to Remember by Joseph Stalin here at TheRightJack.

Taxed. A brief history in New Jersey. New Jersey decided to raise taxes on the luxury boat business. What was the response by the owners of these businesses. They took their businesses to other states. Illinois raised taxes on businesses. They fled to other states. Ditto Malifornia.

More facts as the details surface =TheRightJack


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