warak
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8 red states, 2 blue states.
8 red states, 2 blue states.
Mostly poor/rural or border states.
They're very business-friendly and resource poor, which is a bad combination for middle class and poor citizens. They have the right economic incentives for low-tax, low-regulation to bring in businesses to set up shop in their states, but no natural resources to exploit (with the exception of the NW states starting to frack). And those incentives don't do much for raising funds for state funded services, so they end up suckling the federal teat for basic shit.
They're very business-friendly and resource poor, which is a bad combination for the environment, middle class and poor citizens. They have the right economic incentives for low-tax, low-regulation to bring in businesses to set up shop in their states, but no natural resources to exploit (with the exception of the NW states starting to frack). And those incentives don't do much for raising funds for state funded services, so they end up suckling the federal teat for basic shit.
Considering Alabama didn't accept the fed's Medicaid expansion, probably very few.
Georgia did the same thing but there are thousands who still benefited- a few in my extended family, I'm ashamed to say. Nothing says "fuck you" like cutting your nose to spite your face. Good job, GOP. Fuck your main constituency while convincing them it's a noble calling.