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Just understand that if you're out somewhere in the middle of, say, Iowa where there was never any real economic boom to speak of, it's easy to have low cost of living and low unemployment. But that's also not where the GDP of this country comes from and where the science and technology of the future is invented. Less variability but also lower potential growth/upside.
Why are people in Blue States so much smarter than people who reside in Red States?
When I lived in California I felt like an idiot because everyone was so smart.
It's pretty well known that those whom are more liberal, tend to be more intelligent where those that are conservative, tend to be more ignorant.
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