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1 posted on 05/03/2010 6:07:15 AM PDT by shove_it
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To: shove_it

Speaking of color...blue vs red states comes to mind.


2 posted on 05/03/2010 6:08:44 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: shove_it

The counties in the worst shape appear to be ones with extremely high concentrations of illegal immigrants. The counties in the best shape appear to be ones with extremely low concentrations. Perhaps the claim that illegals take jobs Americans won’t is a fabrication.


4 posted on 05/03/2010 6:11:11 AM PDT by DrC
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To: shove_it

Why am I not surprised that the most depressed counties are ones that have been dominated by liberals for decades.


5 posted on 05/03/2010 6:11:58 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: shove_it

Good to see my county is only #14 on the list of most stressed.....


7 posted on 05/03/2010 6:15:43 AM PDT by freebilly (No wonder the left has a boner for Obama. There's CIALIS in soCIALISt....)
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To: shove_it

12 of the top 20 are in CA.


8 posted on 05/03/2010 6:15:52 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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You’re right, no suprises here. I’m in number eight of the least stressed counties.


9 posted on 05/03/2010 6:26:10 AM PDT by PrairieRoot (Here's hoping Global Warning extends the hunting and logging seasons.)
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To: shove_it

Man, this really is a blue state / red state issue, it’s so obvious yet not mentioned in the article of course, if the democrats control you you’re headed toward poverty ...


11 posted on 05/03/2010 6:31:51 AM PDT by Scythian
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I wonder why none of the border counties in AZ made the list. When you have ranchers and police officers being shot, I would call that extremely stressful. They are probably talking about “social” services being stressed. Were I the police chief down there, and one of my officers got shot, I’d deputize the county and pop anyone coming across the border carrying a gun.


12 posted on 05/03/2010 6:39:58 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
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15 posted on 05/03/2010 6:52:00 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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On the least stressed list:

14. Arlington County, Va.

I wonder why.


16 posted on 05/03/2010 6:52:41 AM PDT by chopperman
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btt


17 posted on 05/03/2010 6:54:37 AM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: shove_it

I’m in #5 - Sutter. Not the way you want to be put on the map.


25 posted on 05/03/2010 7:43:14 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Bye bye Miss American Freedom. When did we vote for Communism?)
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Here are the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their March 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index:
1. Imperial County, Calif., 31.27

2. Merced County, Calif., 28.29

3. Lyon County, Nev., 27.96

4. San Benito County, Calif., 27.26

5. Sutter County, Calif., 26.41

6. Yuba County, Calif., 25.8

7. Stanislaus County, Calif., 25.46

8. Iosco County, Mich., 24.89

9. San Joaquin County, Calif., 24.78

10. Nye County, Nevada., 24.19

11. Lapeer County, Mich., 24.03

12. Cheboygan County, Mich., 23.89

13. Luna County, N.M., 23.82

14. Lake County, Calif., 23.78

15. Kern County, Calif., 23.62

16. Tulare County, Calif., 23.17

17. Madera County, Calif., 23.04

18. Fresno County, Calif., 22.72

19. Clark County, Nevada, 22.65

20. Boone County, Ill., 22.59

26 posted on 05/03/2010 7:51:08 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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A list of the 20 least economically stressed counties with populations of at least 25,000 and their March 2010 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index:
1. Ford County, Kan., 4.07

2. Ellis County, Kan., 4.17

3. Brown County, S.D., 4.6

4. Brookings County, S.D., 4.66

5. Finney County, Kan., 4.89

6. Riley County, Kan., 5.08

7. Buffalo County, Neb., 5.19

8. Ward County, N.D., 5.22

9. Grand Forks County, N.D., 5.30

10. Lafourche Parish, La., 5.31

11. Burleigh County, N.D., 5.36

12. Platte County, Neb., 5.49

13. Johnson County, Iowa, 5.5

14. Arlington County, Va., 5.54

15. Albany County, Wyo., 5.59

16. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, 5.67

17. Custer County, Okla., 5.7

18. Lincoln County, S.D., 5.72

19. Madison County, Neb., 5.74

20. Bryan County, Okla., 5.75 

28 posted on 05/03/2010 8:12:21 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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So many CA counties that are being ruined by the Federal cut off of irrigation water. Let the water run to the sea even though there was a larger than normal snow pack. I hope the freakin delta smelt is worth the hundreds of thousands out of work.


30 posted on 05/03/2010 8:17:35 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Global Warming™ - Too big to fail.)
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