Red-state Republicans erupt over CNBC's worst-states ranking
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"Airdrop this into every failing blue state."
  • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
    27·
    5 days ago

    As a non-American I’m not fully versed on the qualities of all the states - but I am still surprised that Mississippi is somehow not listed here; how can it possibly be outperforming some of these other states?!

      • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        Quality and quantity of education are leading indicators of the overall trajectory of a region. Everything else follows. More educated people demand better services and more educated people are capable of providing those better services. Better educated people vote for candidates who are able to create better policies driven by data and research. All of this creates positive feedback loops as long as the quality and quantity of education is kept up. If that slips, all of the above will also eventually degrade.

        • stringere@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          5 days ago

          as long as the quality and quantity of education is kept up. If that slips, all of the above will also eventually degrade

          Which is exactly what’s happened across a lot of the US.

      • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        a public education system so horribly bad that students actually did better after covid lockdowns and remote learning kept them out of the classroom for a year.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
      6·
      5 days ago

      I just always assume Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi are always 48, 49, and 50 in any list, in no particular order.