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What CEOs have to say about the worst states for doing business
ConservativeIntel.com ^
| 5/7/13
| David Freddoso
Posted on 05/07/2013 2:47:22 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier
Chief Executive Magazine has put out its annual business ranking of the 50 states — a ranking based on a survey of 736 CEOs. biz-bottom-ten
At right, you can see the bottom ten states. You might notice that most of them have something in common...Here are some of the CEOs' comments on the worst states for business:
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: ceo; redstates; top10
To: The Old Hoosier
They only listed 50 states....
I thought Obummer said there were 53.....
Go figure, CEO magazine would get it wrong.....
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posted on
05/07/2013 2:55:32 PM PDT
by
nevergore
To: The Old Hoosier
Not all of the worst states are in quite the same boat. For example, at 44, Michigan has improved significantly since 2010, when it was number 48. (I wonder why.)
Probably could have gotten off the list altogether if it weren't for Rick Snyder's fascination with green energy, choo choo trains, and Obamacare.
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posted on
05/07/2013 2:57:35 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: The Old Hoosier
Worth reading the whole thing, but this is my favorite quote:
“If I were designing Hell for a company, I couldn’t do as good a job as Massachusetts has. We will be leaving the state within the next year.”
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posted on
05/07/2013 2:58:31 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(LBJ declared war on poverty and lost. Barack Obama declared war on prosperity and won. /csmusaret)
To: The Old Hoosier
If the LEFTIST FRAUDS didn’t have ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS they wouldn’t have anyone at all.
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posted on
05/07/2013 2:59:39 PM PDT
by
spawn44
(MOO)
To: The Old Hoosier
I’m surprised Colorado did not fall further. :(
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posted on
05/07/2013 2:59:53 PM PDT
by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: nevergore
I thought Obummer said there were 53.....
+++++++++
Silly you. Even Obama knows there are 57 states.
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posted on
05/07/2013 2:59:58 PM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
To: InterceptPoint
Minnesota will soon be in head to head competition wth Illinois.
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:01:04 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: InterceptPoint
I overlooked 4....keeping track of those states are such a tricky thing....
I’ll try to do better in the future.....
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:05:05 PM PDT
by
nevergore
To: InterceptPoint
Wasn’t it 57, with 3 or 4 more to go?
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:08:15 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
To: nevergore
I’ll try to do better in the future.....
++++++++++
Good. I’ve submitted your reinstatement papers to FR and I’m hopeful. :)
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:13:57 PM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(If I had a tag line this is where you would find it)
To: The Old Hoosier
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:16:54 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Proud contributer to the Free Republic Q-2 Freepathon.)
To: nevergore
Obama actually thinks there are 60, but it became known as the “57 states” mistake.
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:22:54 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Sodom and Gomorrah, flush with libertarians and liberals, short on social conservatives.)
To: nevergore; All
I thought Obummer said there were 53..... Obama not only said 57 states but indicated 58 in same sentence. But hey, I count 47 states since I ignore Democratic-controlled California, New York and Illinois. And to my surprise, those three states are at the bottom of the list.
To: nevergore
No, there are 57 but he has misplaced 7 of them somewhere on the golf course.
To: The Old Hoosier
2013 Rank State 2012 Rank 1 Year Change
1 Texas 1 0
2 Florida 2 0
3 North Carolina 3 0
4 Tennessee 4 0
5 Indiana 5 0
6 Arizona 10 4
7 Virginia 6 -1
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posted on
05/07/2013 3:46:13 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: InterceptPoint; Jim Robinson
"Good. I’ve submitted your reinstatement papers to FR and I’m hopeful. :)" Jim will never approve them again...
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