Anyone have a link to the politifact article, for reference? Their search tool is not good.
I want to believe, but everybody lies.
They rated it as mostly true actually - https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jul/29/facebook-posts/are-97-nations-100-poorest-counties-red-states/ and https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/28/occupy-democrats/pro-democrat-group-says-9-10-poorest-states-are-re/ but you’ll notice they’re from 10 years ago… probably not much different, especially after our last president…
I think these are the articles:
- “Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states.”
- “97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states.”
but, to add nuance, it doesn’t really tell you much about cause and effect. It’s not a lie but it’s a pretty hard conclusion to draw from a few figures.
You’re talking to people who don’t understand what 9 out of 10 means
I guess this is getting cross-posted to a lot of places. Here’s my favorite rant on the topic:
They’re rich in spirit. Yes, that’s a real thing we poor folk tell each other.
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Californians are so desperate and willing to do the same job for a higher pay that they would be getting in those 9, that the companies have no choice, but to hire them.
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Some people don’t understand the sarcasm in your post.
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Username checks out
I will not take the rage bait, thank you very much
You mean employers hire the better workers and you can’t accept that you’re not as good?
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We should build a wall around california.
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You took California’s financial support - and continue to.
What happened to the invisible hand of the market being the best way to allocate resources, my guy?
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Yes - That was what I was referring to in the market allocation of (labor) resources. Try to keep up.
Are free markets a bad thing broadly, or is it only when they hurt your feelings?
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