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The Best and Worst Run States in America
Yahoo News ^
| 11/22/2013
| Mike Sauter, Thomas C. Frohlich, Alexander E.M. Hess and Ashley C. Allen
Posted on 11/22/2013 12:03:33 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
How well run is your state? It can be difficult to objectively assess the quality of a state’s management. The economy and standard of living can be affected by decisions made decades ago, forces outside the control of the state’s government and administrators, as well as the government's own actions.
Every year, 24/7 Wall St. tries to answer this question by conducting an extensive survey of every state. To determine how well states are managed, we examined their financial data, as well as the services they provide and their residents' standard of living. This year, North Dakota is the best-run state in the country for the second year in a row, while California is the worst-run for the third year in a row.
These are the best-run states in America.
1. North Dakota
2. Wyoming
3. Iowa
4. Nebraska
5. Utah
These are the worst-run states in America.
46. Nevada
47. Rhode Island
48. Illinois
49. New Mexico
50. California
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: beststates; moralabsolutes; worststates
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To: MountainDad
That there is funny. I don’t care who you are.
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posted on
11/22/2013 1:01:30 PM PST
by
Big Red Clay
(Greetings from the Big Red State)
To: Viennacon
Nobody really “runs” Texas
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posted on
11/22/2013 1:02:17 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: SVTCobra03
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posted on
11/22/2013 1:04:07 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
To: Responsibility2nd
One of the things that makes ND a good place is one of our sayings: “40 below keeps out rif raf”. Very true.
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posted on
11/22/2013 1:57:40 PM PST
by
redfreedom
(All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
To: Big Red Clay
I’m in Texas , but I have one of my many Husker shirts on .
To: MountainDad
To: Responsibility2nd
Yep, whenever I want to learn about America, I go to the crony-fascist, pro-illegal alien loving, Tea Party-hating Wall Street Journal.
Oh, please, sir, may I have another piece of BS.
To: facedown
Woo hoo! Illinois isn’t dead last! We have room for improvement.Back in the '60s I worked in South Carolina, where one of her politicians said, "Thank God for Mississippi, or we'd rank 50th" (it didn't matter much in what area, from my observation).
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posted on
11/22/2013 5:57:31 PM PST
by
Oatka
(This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
To: Responsibility2nd
I am surprised we are not #50. Thanks Bridgeport! “Oh look, a ballot box we missed, and what a shocker, now the Donkey-rat wins the governorship.”
“Connecticut’s economy was the only one in the country to contract in 2012. “
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posted on
11/22/2013 6:09:43 PM PST
by
Betis70
To: needmorePaine
I’m surprised New Jersey is that high. It’s got to be one of the most dysfunctional states in the U.S.
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11/22/2013 6:29:05 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
To: katykelly; Big Red Clay
Come on, kelly. Just a little joke for us. Lol.
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posted on
11/22/2013 6:29:56 PM PST
by
MountainDad
(Support your local Militia)
To: Alberta's Child
I’m surprised New Jersey is that high. It’s got to be one of the most dysfunctional states in the U.S.
Don't I know it!
To: MountainDad
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