Posted on 03/06/2009 6:37:28 AM PST by marktwain
Michigan more free than Alaska?
Who would have thunk.
#37 in Wisconsin. It would be better, but we still have no CC law and a gun-grabbing ‘Rat Governor.
Sweeeet.
Most of Michigan is very nice. Grand Rapids is a wonderful town. Detroit is a disaster along with Flint and a few others.
Virginia is #9. With Tim Kaine as our gov that’s sure to change.
The money quote?
“Now if we could get a researcher to correlate personal freedom and crime, I’d lay money they have a perfect inverse relationship …”
Gets my vote.
Illinois is #42!! Awesome!
Maybe next year we can get down to at least #46!
Illinois is #42!! Awesome!
Maybe next year we can get down to at least #46!
Woohoooo!!!
Texas came in fifth! WooHOO!
My adopted home, Indiana, at #13
My born home, Michigan, at #14
Not too shabby.
“Texas (#7 economic, #5 personal, #5 overall) has one of the smallest state governments in the country. Nevertheless, as one of us who lives in Texas can testify, there are plenty of areas where improvement is needed. As a percentage of corrected GSP, Texashas the second lowest tax burden in the country and the third lowest grants-adjusted government
spending. However, government employment is a standard deviation higher than the national average.
Gun control is better than average, but the state falls short on open-carry laws, stricter-than-federal minimum age for purchase rules, and dealer licensing.
Alcohol is less regulated than in most other states, and taxes are low. Low-level marijuana cultivation is a misdemeanor, but otherwise marijuana laws are very harsh. Texas does not authorize sobriety checkpoints. Private and home schools are almost completely unregulated. Labor laws are generally good, except for a prevailing wage law. Texas is the only state not to require employers to contribute to
workers’ compensation coverage. While Texas has only light community rating, it has imposed mandated coverages on health insurance increasing the cost of premiums by more than 63%.45 Texas is one of the leaders in telecom and cable “deregulation.” Unfortunately, eminent domain has not been extensively reformed. The state’s liability system is much worse than average; ending the election of judges may help here. There are no smoking bans on private property.”
#5 Texas (where i’m from)
#9 Virginia (where I am)
Not great, but at least I’m not in #50 NY.
Thank God for small favors.
All the worst states voted for The Messiah.
We're #1!! For now, anyway.
Thank you for posting the listing.
Hey Diana! Surprising we were not even worse than #37. Doyle will keep trying to make us #50.
My state qualifies for a large “LOL.”
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