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On 10/24/2024 7:09 PM, Joel wrote:

> redneck states 

Like every ignoramus in America you mean southern states, right?

How about we compare Georgia to Michigan (from a post I made here 3 
years ago):

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Population (land size in square miles)
GA: 10.6M  (59K)
MI: 10.0M  (58K)
https://www.infoplease.com/us/states/state-population-by-rank

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median household income:
GA: $58.8K
MI: $56.7K

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income

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Feb 2021 Unemployment:
GA: 4.8%
MI: 5.2%
https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

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States with the most Fortune 500 headquarters
GA: 18
MI: 16

https://www.selectgeorgia.com/documents/366/Fortune_500_Pub_Aug2019.pdf

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State Rankings
https://www.usnews.com/media/best-states/overall-rankings-2021.pdf

Overall
GA: #18
MI: #38

health care
GA: 43
MI: 35

education
GA: 26
MI: 38

economy
GA: 12
MI: 29

Infrastructure
GA: 11
MI: 35

Opportunity
GA: 13
MI:  5

fiscal stability
GA: 11
MI: 38

crime
GA: 29
MI: 30

natural environment
GA: 25
MI: 32
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whoops.  You smug, delusional Yankees can't beat us 'rednecks'?  Why not?