Red vs. Blue States Economies (democratic, Republican, liberal, Americans)

[ShakenStirred]

Ask yourself a question....if Democratic policies are going to be so great for the country, wouldn't they already be great for the States that have implemented them already?

The following chart is sorted by GDP Growth on a State by State basis. Is it simply a coincidence that the majority of the States that have the highest growth are Republican States, and the States doing the worst are primarily Democratic? Or, is it that there policies are working, and since Democratic economic policies tend to create a lot of joblessness and lower standards of living (a fact, not an insult)?

I would really like, if possible, to see some intelligent rebuttles to this.

Gross Domestic Product by State - sorted by 2000-2005 GDP Per Capita Growth

[ShakenStirred]

Originally Posted by ShakenStirred

Ask yourself a question....if Democratic policies are going to be so great for the country, wouldn't they already be great for the States that have implemented them already?

The following chart is sorted by GDP Growth on a State by State basis. Is it simply a coincidence that the majority of the States that have the highest growth are Republican States, and the States doing the worst are primarily Democratic? Or, is it that there policies are working, and since Democratic economic policies tend to create a lot of joblessness and lower standards of living (a fact, not an insult)?

I would really like, if possible, to see some intelligent rebuttles to this.

Gross Domestic Product by State - sorted by 2000-2005 GDP Per Capita Growth

Ahhh yes...here I am again answering my own post, since no one on this forum really wants to debate specific issues.

Answer anyone........anyone........

[person]

LOL. I think you better take a look again, you had it sort by GDP growth percentage, not by the GDP output. They all show growth from 2000 to 2005, some of them grew more than others, but the red states are still a long long way from ever overtaking blue states' GDP.

Your argument is like you make $30 and now make $60, a 100% increase, while others make $100 but now make $150, therefore you are doing better.
Gross Domestic Product by State - sorted by 2005 GDP Per Capita

[Repubocrat]

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a state being Red or Blue, as you can see, the top 4 states: Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska and Montana are going through a "boom" now because of energy related industries and due to its low populations, obviously their GDP per capita will be heavily influenced. Economically speaking, the East Coast and the West Coast, both mostly liberal areas carry the rest of the country in terms of GDP.

[nebulous1]

Originally Posted by ShakenStirred

Ask yourself a question....if Democratic policies are going to be so great for the country, wouldn't they already be great for the States that have implemented them already?

The following chart is sorted by GDP Growth on a State by State basis. Is it simply a coincidence that the majority of the States that have the highest growth are Republican States, and the States doing the worst are primarily Democratic? Or, is it that there policies are working, and since Democratic economic policies tend to create a lot of joblessness and lower standards of living (a fact, not an insult)?

I would really like, if possible, to see some intelligent rebuttles to this.

Gross Domestic Product by State - sorted by 2000-2005 GDP Per Capita Growth

Come on, you know it doesn't work this way!
How simplistic....

A state may have Dems in office, but the companies that offshore and outsource do it despite who is in office.
There are no policies about companies leaving the US and employing foreign workers vs. Americans.

Okay?

[clavoski]

No, it is a simple matter of percentage growth. the most backward, undeveloped states would draw a higher percentage point for almost any growth at all. it would be very hard for say, california, to show any growth above , even 3 percent per year. it shows about 17 perc for the 5 year period. we are also talking per capita growth, another way of watering the statistic since it now includes population to the mix.. Similar case goes for China. once it s growth has levelled to a higher perc, it wont show the same figures it now does. it would be really difficult.

[WinterinAmerica]

Originally Posted by ShakenStirred

Ask yourself a question....if Democratic policies are going to be so great for the country, wouldn't they already be great for the States that have implemented them already?

Ah, if political economy were as easy as cutting an pasting a few numbers, mixing and matching them in an attempt to prove causality, we could all have PHD's in economics.

I'll love to get back to this after the wife and I return from watching W.