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- If we count Washington D.C. as a full-fledged state, nine out of the fifteen states with the worst murder rates are RED states.
- Fourteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average income are RED states.
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average education are RED states.
- If we count Washington D.C. as a full-fledged state, nine out of the fifteen states with the worst murder rates are RED states. Indeed, the murder rate in the South as a whole is the highest in the nation, more than 150% the murder rate in the Northeast.
- The ten states with the worst divorce rates are all RED states.
- Twelve of the fifteen states with the highest teen pregancy rates are RED states (but this reference shows it's actually 14 of 15 are RED states)
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest rates of health insurance coverage are RED states.
- If we again count Washington D.C. as a state, thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest life expectancies are RED states.
- Ten of the fifteen states with the highest birth mortality rates are RED states.
There is no question - generally speaking, blue states have a higher standard of living and are better places to raise a family than red states - and for those who may be eager to point to the problems in the biggest cities, those cities are not the states as a whole and the point does not detract from the above advantages that blue states generally have as a whole over red states.
But there's a twist - none of these are due to liberal governance or conservative governance. Let's leave it up to the readers to see if they can figure out why that is!
I am sure you will claim that it is because of the lack of unions/presence of right to work laws, but that is not the reason either.
Confused...based on your link (above) these are the top 15 for murders:
New Jersey
Virginia
Missouri
Maryland
Louisiana
North Carolina
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
Texas
California
It appears there are only 5 that are 'red' states in this list...what am I missing?
Holy Dog **** Captain!!!!
Have you looked at a map of what is considered "red" or "blue" states?
It might mean something if the VAST majority of states were not...... red.
In places where there are more families, incomes are generally lower and standard of living is generally lower...childless yuppie hipsters can spend more time at work and have more disposable cash for toys...that's no secret.
Confused...based on your link (above) these are the top 15 for murders:
New Jersey
Virginia
Missouri
Maryland
Louisiana
North Carolina
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
Texas
California
It appears there are only 5 that are 'red' states in this list...what am I missing?
In places where there are more families, incomes are generally lower and standard of living is generally lower...childless yuppie hipsters can spend more time at work and have more disposable cash for toys...that's no secret.
Funny thing is though that in my state,the wealthiest,healthiest,happiest county,Waukesha(my county)is DEEP red,over 65% in 2012.
I'd also note that states like Maryland have a very heavy footprint of federal largesse(as does liberal northern Virginia)to enrich it.
I wish you Americans would use the correct colour scheme already.
I said murder RATE - not total murders. The murder RATE - which in the reference is murders per 100,000 residents - is far more indicative of the level of violence in a society. Try again, guy.
- Fourteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average income are RED states.
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest average education are RED states.
- If we count Washington D.C. as a full-fledged state, nine out of the fifteen states with the worst murder rates are RED states. Indeed, the murder rate in the South as a whole is the highest in the nation, more than 150% the murder rate in the Northeast.
- The ten states with the worst divorce rates are all RED states.
- Twelve of the fifteen states with the highest teen pregancy rates are RED states (but this reference shows it's actually 14 of 15 are RED states)
- Thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest rates of health insurance coverage are RED states.
- If we again count Washington D.C. as a state, thirteen of the fifteen states with the lowest life expectancies are RED states.
- Ten of the fifteen states with the highest birth mortality rates are RED states.
There is no question - generally speaking, blue states have a higher standard of living and are better places to raise a family than red states - and for those who may be eager to point to the problems in the biggest cities, those cities are not the states as a whole and the point does not detract from the above advantages that blue states generally have as a whole over red states.
But there's a twist - none of these are due to liberal governance or conservative governance. Let's leave it up to the readers to see if they can figure out why that is!
They aren't childless they just have children later in life after they build up successful careers.
why are these partisan hacks posted for?
Read the rest of my OP - I said that these 'partisan hacks' (as you called them) are NOT - repeat, NOT - due to liberal or conservative governance. Has nothing to do with it. I'm just waiting to see if anyone can figure it out - other than being red or blue, where's the patterns, where's the trends?
you have got to know that the idea of blue are better than red, is political slant.
They aren't childless they just have children later in life after they build up successful careers.
While they don't have children, they're childless. And thus don't have the same demands on time and income, thus skewing statistics.
Life is, generally speaking, good here-once you escape those that live in the other red and blue states competing for our jobs
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