Solved: Why Poor States Are Red and Rich States Are Blue

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/01/04/solved-why-poor-states-are-red-and-rich-states-are-blue

by IGotThroughIt • 7 years ago

19 10 7 years ago

Did anyone else hear that guitar riff and see the large 70s lettering when they got to the name 'Joe Stiglitz', ala 'Everyone in the German army has heard of Hugo Stiglitz.'

olliej• 7 years ago

Does anyone have a TLDR for people who aren't turning off tracker blockers?

salawat• 7 years ago

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flarg• 7 years ago

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modo_mario• 7 years ago

Does the guy just completely miss the very obvious part part where blue states tend to have higher population density among their voters and tend to be more urbanised hence referenced things core to his argument like "housing cost" and "zoning" are obviously impacted. Also how the effect this urbanisation has on voting behaviour[1]

It's this population spread that probably also contributed (among other things obviously) to red states more often running a deficit. One could argue conservatives are hypocrits and need democrat subsidies or one can also look at the cost of providing infrastructure, services and the like for a more spread out population that earns less.

It's so obviously a huge factor that it must either be intentional (which would not be too far fetched given the institution he's part of) or he must be seriously blind to any internalized biases.

[1] https://medium.com/@davetroy/is-population-density-the-key-t...

blackrock• 7 years ago

We are now in the modern age of near-instant electronic communications, social media, Facebook, YouTube, etc. These tools enable the mass education of citizens across the nation, if they choose to partake in the political process.

The idea that we even need an electoral college system anymore is now firmly outdated. And especially since it failed to do its job the last time!

The fate of the nation is now decided by insignificant random counties, by people who appear to refuse to adjust and help themselves. Get retrained, move, do something. But no, they won’t do that. And I get it, life gets in the way.

So the nation needs to move forward and switch to a popular vote. And perhaps even a UBI model, that would alleviate the pressure of making rent, and putting food on the table. This may actually help eliminate the divide, and bring the country together.

Red_Leaves_Flyy2• 7 years ago

Just like the electoral college, party nominations have also been failing to reflect the wishes of the people. Mainstream "journalism" is complicit in advertising the views of the incumbents who pay their salaries while misrepresenting, ignoring, and slandering any opponents.

perl4ever• 7 years ago

"And especially since it failed to do its job the last time"

It doesn't even make sense to say it failed to do its job. Its original job was to choose the President without direct input from the voters. Now that we have statewide elections, failing to elect the person with the most votes nationally is just how it works, unintended by anyone. It was changed long ago so it has no purpose or job any more.

grzm• 7 years ago

(2015)

Solved: Why Poor States Are Red and Rich States Are Blue

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