Anyone have a link to the politifact article, for reference? Their search tool is not good.
I want to believe, but everybody lies.
13 2 ReplyThey 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…
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I guess this is getting cross-posted to a lot of places. Here's my favorite rant on the topic:
3 0 ReplyYou're talking to people who don't understand what 9 out of 10 means
3 0 ReplyThey're rich in spirit. Yes, that's a real thing we poor folk tell each other.
1 0 ReplyThat’s because California took our jobs.
3 43 ReplyCalifornians 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.
17 1 ReplyCalifornians illegally come to our states and take our jobs.
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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?
11 1 ReplyThe invisible hand of the market took our jobs too, buddy.
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