A recent Gallup Poll ranked the top ten most conservative and most liberal states.
~ The top ten most conservative states are:
Mississippi
Idaho
Alabama
Wyoming
Utah
South Dakota
Louisiana
North Dakota
South Carolina
Arkansas
~ The top ten most liberal states are:
District of Columbia (though technically not a state)
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Oregon
Colorado
Washington State
New Jersey
~ Central Connecticut State University did a ranking of the most literate cities in America, for 2009. Of the top ten most liberal states, five cities in five separate states ranked amongst the top ten most literate in the country.
Seattle
Denver
Washington
Portland
Boston
~Three, of the top ten conservative states, boast the highest number of gun deaths in America. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
Three of the most liberal states, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have the lowest rankings of gun deaths in America.
~ Mississippi, ranked as the #1 Conservative state in the union, it also ranked #50 (that’s last place) in America’s Health Rankings done by the United Health Foundation.
Mississippi also ranked in the bottom five in terms of obesity, children in poverty, high school graduation, preventable hospitalizations and infant mortality.
~ Alabama ranked #45 in overall health. Louisiana ranks #49. South Carolina ranks 41st and Arkansas comes in at 48.
Hmmmm. Box's post seems vaguely familiar. Apparently he/she/it has issues with Conservatives.
Let's see, its my opinion that Liberals ~ High Taxes and Loss of Individual Freedoms while Conservatives ~ Smaller Government and Strong Families. So lets start with TAXES.
Forbes tells us which states are the highest taxed in 2009.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/30/highest-state-taxes-lifestyle-real-estate-state-taxes.html1. Vermont, Population: 620,000, Average tax burden per person: $3,861
2. Hawaii, Population: 1.29 million, Average tax burden per person: $3,856
3. Connecticut, Population: 3.5 million, Average tax burden per person: $3,596
4. Minnesota, Population: 5.2 million, Average tax burden per person: $3,203
5. New Jersey, Population: 8.7 million, Average tax burden per person: $3,024
6. New York, Population: 19.4 million, Average tax burden per person: $3,019
7. Massachusetts, Population: 6.4 million, Average tax burden per person: $2,953
8. Washington, Population: 6.6 million, Average tax burden per person: $2,553
9. Wyoming, Population: 530,000, Average tax burden per person: $2,357
10. Pennsylvania, Population: 12.4 million, Average tax burden per person: $2,223
Then the Liberal OC gives us a bit of updated data for 2011:
http://www.theliberaloc.com/2011/07/26/what-are-the-top-ten-most-taxe-states-in-america/#1. Vermont: $3,861 per capita
#2: Hawaii: Aloha. $3,556 per capita
#3. Connecticut: $3,517 per capita
#4: New York: $3,085 per capita
#5. Minnesota: $3,038 per capita
#6: Wyoming: $2,818 per capita
#7. New Jersey: $2,758 per capita
#8: Massachusetts: $2,646 per capita
#9: Maryland: $2,487 per capita
#10: Maine: $2,416 per capita
So now, which are the Top 10 Tax-Friendly Places to Live?
http://www.walletpop.com/photos/lowest-state-taxes/Alaska, Rank: No. 1, Tax Burden: 6.6% of income
New Hampshire, Rank: No. 2, Tax Burden: 8% of income
Tennessee, Rank: No. 3, Tax Burden: 8.5% of income
Delaware, Rank: No. 4, Tax Burden: 8.8% of income
Alabama, Rank: No. 5, Tax Burden: 8.8% of income
Oklahoma, Rank: No. 6, Tax Burden: 9% of income
South Dakota, Rank: No. 7, Tax Burden: 9% of income
Texas, Rank: No. 8, Tax Burden: 9.3% of income
Wyoming, Rank: No. 9, Tax Burden: 9.5% of income
Montana, Rank: No. 10, Tax Burden: 9.7% of income
BUT WAIT!!!! HOW CAN WYOMING BE ON BOTH THE HIGHEST TAXED AND THE LOWEST TAXED STATES???
Its called GARBAGE. And that my friends is what Box A Rox has presented in his post.
Statistics can be fine tuned to support anyone's arguments.
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