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Worst States To Live & Work In. All 10 Are Republican States
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this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2023
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Literally yes. How is that something you're even questioning?
Of course, but the point here is that some places are effected more than others. My state has very low unemployment, and very low homeless rates. That doesn't mean there's no homelessness and no unemployment, but it's many times less than some other states. Is that a matter of intentional state policy? Probably not. But you are statistically less likely to be homeless or unemployed here. Making matters worse, the median income in my state is $10k higher than the median income of Florida (basically a 1/3rd increase), and the median household income is $20k higher (a 35% increase). That's nearly the equivalent of having an entire additional income in a household in Florida.
My state also doesn't have one of those, and we don't get leveled by hurricanes at an increasing rate while the salt content in our water table rises.
Compared to my state, mathematically there's almost nothing separating you from Mississippi. Your population is higher but your households are just as poor. That's a concern, given the number of shockingly wealthy people that live in Floridian cities. In other words, there isn't much upward mobility in either state.