Forbes releases top 50 states for business. (Maine and other blue states still rank bottom)

Forbes Magazine recently released the top 50 states for business again.which ranks state economies especially with regards to small businesses which are the backbone of our economy. To no surprise, red right wing republican free states beat the Democrat liberal left wing socialist paradise states by an overwhelming number. 8 out of 10 states on the top ten were traditionally Republican with Nebraska beating Minnesota for number ten, while 7 out of 10 were traditionally Democratic. West Virginia was once again at rock bottom followed by Louisiana, Alaska and Maine. Mississippi, considered the worst state in the country was 42nd. (and if that state has a better economy than these guys you can only imagine how bad it is.) California, that bastion of amnesty, homelessness and socialism dropped again from 34 to 40. Virginia was once again the best. Texas, a redneck state loathed by liberals as right wing and racist finished at 9, it was ranked 4th last year.

This could change with the coming election however. Many states are already showing signs of changing from red to blue and this change from free market and freedom to socialism could have nasty consequences. Colorado was ranked 4th, 8th in the last two years now it is ranked 6th. It was one of the worst states in America 20 years ago thanks to out of control taxing and spending, the TABOR amendment or Tax payer bill of rights put an end to that and Colorado rocketed to the top. Now with the election of new liberals politicians as well as an influx of illegal aliens, Democrats are suspending Tabor and demanding higher taxes. This could destroy Colorado's economy and cause it to lose its top ten spot. New Hampshire, once known as the free state faces a rampant influx of Democrat voters that are destroying the state's economy. In 2000 it defeated Minnesota as one of the best, this year it is at 20, dropping from 14 last year.

Maine, a state that ranked 48th worst for the past two to three years only budged one notch, mostly due to a small surge in the economy that is expected by experts to decline again. The state is one of the most taxed and regulated in the country and faced three straight years of economic decline and job loss. Only Louisiana and W. Virginia fared worse. Recently it has even done worse than Mississippi. Rhode Island, another liberal fiefdom remained at 45th worst.

Over and over again we are told by the left that taxes and big government are the best solution to a weak economy. We are told that money should be taken from businesses and our best workers and used for programs for the needy. All this does is drive out businesses and jobs along with our best and brightest elsewhere. In the end the only people benefiting are those who are lazy and degenerate. Maine refused to pass TABOR and cut its taxes and regulations and valued the environment more than its unemployed. Now it is forced to make painful cuts to necessary and working programs for the disabled while leaving untouched, programs for welfare freeloaders. More on this in a future article.

The ten best states included places I have been told from Public school on that were the worst. Texas, Utah, North Carolina, Georgia, Idaho and Florida. Wherever I go in Maine when I ask about Nebraska and Texas or Utah the first thing they think of is poverty, slavery, corruption, rednecks and racism. Ironically I find all that here. The ones who usually say this are underachievers and parasites who depend on socialism and hand outs to get by. This proves otherwise. Once again socialism is proven to be a failed system. Score one for freedom.

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40 34 California 50 25 45 12 14 28 36,736,500 1,557 3.7 Arnold Schwarzenegger 41 39 Pennsylvania 38 34 31 34 42 7 12,450,500 443 1.9 Edward Rendell 42 43 Mississippi 16 48 16 49 35 46 2,926,500 72 2.1 Haley Barbour 43 44 Wisconsin 37 37 37 26 46 16 5,612,800 200 2.1 Jim Doyle 44 41 Kentucky 17 46 35 42 33 35 4,261,100 129 2.2 Steven Beshear 45 45 Rhode Island 42 35 49 30 16 20 1,056,700 39 2.4 Don Carcieri 46 48 Maine 44 26 32 39 43 19 1,319,800 41 2.2 John Baldacci 47 46 Michigan 39 44 4 46 49 32 10,057,100 341 0.2 Jennifer Granholm 48 47 Alaska 33 23 39 47 30 44 686,900 30 1.1 Sarah Palin 49 49 Louisiana 18 50 43 50 17 49 4,308,500 145 2.3 Bobby Jindal 50 50 West Virginia 14 49 50 38 50 45 1,813,800 46 1.5 Joe Manchin III

Overall rank	2007 rank	State	Business Costs Rank1	Labor Rank2	Regulatory Environment Rank3	Economic Climate Rank4	Growth Prospects Rank5	Quality of Life Rank6	Population	Gross State Product ($bil)	Five-Year Change (%)	Governor
1	1	Virginia	20	7	1	6	26	6	7,747,500	326	3.8	Tim Kaine
2	2	Utah	11	10	19	9	12	8	2,665,300	87	4.8	Jon Huntsman
3	5	Washington	28	2	6	7	2	25	6,509,100	261	3.4	Chris Gregoire
4	3	North Carolina	4	14	2	21	11	34	9,162,300	333	3.4	Michael Easley
5	15	Georgia	23	6	5	10	6	31	9,652,200	343	3.1	Sonny Perdue
6	8	Colorado	35	1	22	14	1	12	4,901,400	204	3.0	Bill Ritter
7	6	Idaho	10	15	29	5	27	15	1,511,400	46	5.4	C.L. Otter
8	7	Florida	34	5	18	1	5	33	18,321,700	625	4.7	Charlie Crist
9	4	Texas	25	24	13	11	4	27	24,064,400	894	3.3	Rick Perry
10	17	Nebraska	13	28	12	25	23	9	1,780,600	66	2.9	David Heineman
11	10	Minnesota	31	7	20	35	21	4	5,218,800	218	2.6	Tim Pawlenty
12	11	Delaware	3	17	27	33	24	29	870,400	52	3.8	Ruth Ann Minner
13	9	North Dakota	8	30	13	22	36	26	641,400	22	3.6	John Hoeven
14	12	Maryland	40	9	26	16	15	14	5,635,500	226	3.2	Martin O'Malley
15	26	New Mexico	9	21	30	18	10	50	1,986,000	65	4.7	Bill Richardson
16	28	Oregon	24	3	41	17	13	36	3,774,100	144	4.5	Ted Kulongoski
17	13	Tennessee	5	36	11	29	38	39	6,189,500	212	3.0	Phil Bredesen
18	18	Arizona	32	22	38	3	3	41	6,408,200	213	5.0	Janet Napolitano
19	22	Nevada	26	29	34	2	8	47	2,598,500	102	5.8	Jim Gibbons
20	14	New Hampshire	41	4	44	36	9	5	1,317,300	50	2.4	John Lynch
21	20	Kansas	30	19	9	43	31	24	2,790,200	97	2.5	Kathleen Sebelius
22	24	Iowa	12	39	22	23	48	13	2,995,900	108	3.2	Chet Culver
23	25	South Dakota	1	32	46	15	41	22	798,900	29	2.7	Mike Rounds
24	42	Montana	21	18	47	8	19	40	964,600	27	4.1	Brian Schweitzer
25	27	Indiana	6	43	15	40	39	23	6,367,800	220	2.3	Mitchell Daniels
26	30	Oklahoma	19	40	8	28	33	37	3,629,900	108	3.0	Brad Henry
27	37	Hawaii	47	10	36	4	22	30	1,285,200	51	4.4	Linda Lingle
28	35	Alabama	22	42	17	31	7	42	4,647,600	141	3.6	Robert Riley
29	23	South Carolina	27	33	3	41	20	43	4,434,800	131	2.6	Mark Sanford
30	16	Missouri	15	41	6	44	45	21	5,894,400	199	2.1	Matt Blunt
31	29	Wyoming	2	38	48	12	27	38	526,300	20	1.9	Dave Freudenthal
32	21	Arkansas	7	45	25	27	18	48	2,844,800	80	3.0	Mike Beebe
33	31	Connecticut	45	13	41	24	29	3	3,504,500	181	2.7	M. Jodi Rell
34	19	New Jersey	48	20	40	20	32	1	8,699,000	397	2.1	Jon Corzine
35	40	Illinois	36	27	28	37	25	18	12,893,500	521	2.3	Rod Blagojevich
36	36	Massachusetts	46	16	24	45	40	2	6,457,600	307	2.2	Deval Patrick
36	32	Vermont	43	12	33	31	44	10	621,600	22	2.9	Jim Douglas
38	33	New York	49	31	21	19	37	17	19,314,800	917	3.0	David Paterson
39	38	Ohio	29	47	10	47	47	11	11,470,100	403	1.5	Ted Strickland
40	34	California	50	25	45	12	14	28	36,736,500	1,557	3.7	Arnold Schwarzenegger
41	39	Pennsylvania	38	34	31	34	42	7	12,450,500	443	1.9	Edward Rendell
42	43	Mississippi	16	48	16	49	35	46	2,926,500	72	2.1	Haley Barbour
43	44	Wisconsin	37	37	37	26	46	16	5,612,800	200	2.1	Jim Doyle
44	41	Kentucky	17	46	35	42	33	35	4,261,100	129	2.2	Steven Beshear
45	45	Rhode Island	42	35	49	30	16	20	1,056,700	39	2.4	Don Carcieri
46	48	Maine	44	26	32	39	43	19	1,319,800	41	2.2	John Baldacci
47	46	Michigan	39	44	4	46	49	32	10,057,100	341	0.2	Jennifer Granholm
48	47	Alaska	33	23	39	47	30	44	686,900	30	1.1	Sarah Palin
49	49	Louisiana	18	50	43	50	17	49	4,308,500	145	2.3	Bobby Jindal
50	50	West Virginia	14	49	50	38	50	45	1,813,800	46	1.5	Joe Manchin III

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