MISSISSIPPI, BEACON OF PROGRESS

Powerline Blog ^ | 7/31/23 | John Hinderaker

[Valpal1]

You might be surprised to learn that Mississippi, the poorest state in the US, is now wealthier than Britain.

Mississippi’s GDP per capita last year was $47,190, slightly above the UK’s approximately $45,000, though still well below the overall American average of $70,000. While the UK’s per capita GDP has stagnated for the past 15 years, Mississippi’s has been rising rapidly to the point that it has just overtaken us.

[Valpal1]

In 2021, Mississippi deregulated the local labour market, passing a universal occupational licensing law. …

… Now, in Mississippi, politicians compete to reduce the size of the public payroll. Ten years ago there were 649 public employees for every 10,000 people in the state. Today it’s down to 606 per 10,000. Thanks to these and other reforms, Mississippi is starting to prosper, with per capita income up 25 per cent over the past five years. In Britain, real wages and living standards have not grown since 2007.

[devane617]

Hmm...Mississippi? Alrighty ten

[Tell It Right]

The Lane Kiffin effect

[econjack]

There’s a lesson here: Socialism, in any of its mutated forms, does not work. Like Churchill said: “Socialism is like standing in a bucket and trying to lift yourself up by the handle”, but in this case, you’re trying to lift yourself out of poverty, but to the same effect.

[waterhill]

I like Mississippi, but Bama is probably the only state I would ever relocate to if I had to. I’m a Texas boy.

[mpackard]

Dont knock it!!! We have a MUCH lower cost of living than most places (I bought a 1600sq/ft house for 114000.00 last year during the boom) and, plus, we are pretty free down here.

[NWFree]

Wow

I had no idea the UK was so dismal

[Verginius Rufus]

Well, the Brits are still richer than the people of Puerto Rico.