Study shows best fiscally run states are Republican - worst are democrat run

[Rambler123]

Originally Posted by Fiyero

Studies also show Red states take in more federal money, while Blue states give more federal money. Red States are welfare leeches.

Exactly. The way the blood-red states keep their taxes low is literally by leeching off the rest of the nation. The hypocrisy is absurd.

Here are some other great facts about right-wing red states:

Life expectancy by state - deep red states scored lowest:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ife_expectancy

Education by state - deep red states are the least educated:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...nal_attainment

Income by state - deep red states are the poorest:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ates_by_income

Right-wing policies fail in all ways, almost all of the time. The only time they "succeed" is when they can bum off of more successful blue states.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by mountainrose

Quote:
According to the latest ranking of states by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, the most fiscally sound states in the nation are all low-tax, GOP strongholds, while the 10 least-solvent states are almost all high-tax and heavily Democratic.

Best-Run States Are Low-Tax Republican, Worst-Run Are High-Tax Democratic, Study Finds | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

That "study" somehow missed the obvious.

Red states = takers. Blue states = makers.

Carry on.

[jbtornado]

Live in Kansas and this study is an absolute laugh and joke.. Here we still spend tons on government.. Its poorly run and its 80% Republican ran.. So this stupid study has no merit..

[sholomar]

At the state level party matters more than at the federal level where both parties will agree to pork budgets if it allows both sides to spend money on EVERYTHING.

With that said I find the most enjoyable states to live in are swing states that go back and forth, like Wisconsin. Democrats have done a lot of good for WI but would destroy the state if they had total control. Same with Republicans. Walker got Foxconn in there which when you consider the size and scope of the plant combined with the fact they will have a corporate headquarter in Milwaukee is just amazing. People criticize the package Walker gave Foxconn but if he hadn't done it, some other state would have. He got it done, and the amount of secondary economic growth from the businesses that will supply Foxconn will make this quite an economic boost for the state and a boon for the area between Milwaukee and Chicago and businesses in WI and IL and even further out.

I find WI and MN are good states because they have a healthy mixture of both parties. IL on the other hand.. it's nice to live around Kenosha where Foxconn is going so you can live in WI but still be close to Chicago for things to do without having to deal with IL's fiscal mess from years of democrat rule. The twin cities is better than Milwaukee, but WI is better than MN because MN leans a bit too far left for my taste. Wisconsin is about as split as you can get with a heavy republican base in some wealthy counties in the SE part of the state with a heavy democrat base around Madison and Milwaukee.