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Posted on 04/16/2026 7:28:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
"Oh, to be in England, now that April's there," Robert Browning wrote nearly two centuries ago in Home Thoughts from Abroad, but this April, Britons might pine for the riches of... Mississippi?
Yes, Mississippi, if they take just a brief gander at the new Institute of Economic Affairs report on the comparative wealth between Britain, American states, and Britons' sad delusions about where they stand. According to the IEA, ask the typical Brit where his country ranks, income-wise, if it were a state. And the typical answer is "Seventh place."
Not quite, old chap. The sad fact is that if Britain were a state, it would rank at the very bottom, below Mississippi.
It's one of those ego-crushing studies because it's words and delusions of worth that tell the story, not the dry economic figures. No wonder, as the same IEA study found, 67% of Brits think their country is moving in the wrong direction. And a whopping 87% said they believe the UK should focus more on economic growth.
Sorry, but that's not going to happen with Keir Starmer's Labour Party in charge. Everything that one British government after another did wrong — starting probably with Gordon Brown almost 20 years ago — Starmer looked at and said, "Hold my bitter."
But here's the thing. 30 years ago, Britain would have ranked fifth among U.S. states, just behind Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. Those Northeastern states dominated per-capita income rankings in 1996, driven by finance, insurance, and other high-earning professions.
By the early 2000s, Britain slipped out of the Top 10 American states, and its relative decline only accelerated. So here are today's Britons, looking up at last-place Mississippi's typical income of $55,877, yet somehow thinking they're still ranked somewhere near Connecticut.
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Said another way, socialism fails 100% of the time.
Watching this will tell you everything you need to know about britain today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezhl7TCPZ1s
Sad really when you think about it.
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Let’s make them an Offer!
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First take Cuber.
I understand that Canada is also below Mississippi these days.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr could go on a dual tour but the 99% tax bite over there would make it a waste of time. Gotta pay to support those immigrants watching TV and playing video games before a night of home invasions and rapes of joggers.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr could go on a dual tour but the 99% tax bite over there would make it a waste of time.
They’re lucky they don’t take it all.
Go over to You Tube. half the videos there are showing what a mess Britain is and they’re begging us to save them and the other half are videos in which they excoriate us.
They will soon be The United Caliphate.
When the Mozlem population reaches critical mass and launches their Civil War the UK is going to become a whole lot more poor.
Bloody wankers.
There is NO excuse for this!
They’re there now.
You have to see these videos. This is historic and I’d have to say too bad for the Brits. They frittered away the sacrifices of a previous generation.
Bloody stupid gits.
That's just the kind of irony that Clio, the Muse of History, delights in. She has a wicked sense of humor!
Europe is slowly becoming world’s biggest open air museum. Nice buildings and food and scenery but a dying economy and a slowly islamizing populace.
But playing devil’s advocate, at least a Britisher can quit a job with an abusive boss, without risking bankruptcy due to some medical thing come up after losing health coverage.
On a separate note, Ireland per capita GDP is now TWICE that of UK? How did that happen?
Meanwhile in Britain, this poor girl gets disappeared for daring to protect herself from a Muslim pervert.
> When the Mozlem population reaches critical mass… <
Dr. Peter Hammond did a study on how Muslims behave as a percentage of the population. A few points from that study:
- The tipping point occurs once Muslims reach around 5% of a population. That’s when they cease to be quiet neighbors. They start to demand more and more - not ask but demand. And they will include threats if they don’t get their way.
- The threats become real at around 10%. We see that now in the no-go parts of Paris.
The UK is now roughly 8% Muslim.
It’s important to note that the Muslims don’t have to be in the majority to effectively take over. After all, four wolves can easily control 40 sheep.
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