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Mrs. Egwuekwe did a nice job on this. Her graphic would have been even more interesting if she had used real research-quality data instead of government data manipulated to for political purposes -- i.e., to dampen the magnitude of negative news. It's not a perfect 1:1 correlation, but on the whole, the group of lighter tax states is far better off than the larcenous group of heavier tax states. The 8 lighter tax states, in rank order: Alaska, Nevada, Wyoming, Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas. The 8 heavier tax states, in rank order: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Hawaii, California, Ohio, Vermont. Discuss.
Employment to population ratio for men ages 25-54, seasonally adjusted: http://timecuriouscapitalist.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/men2.jpg Shows lowest level since BLS started gathering this data in 1948. At November 2009, 19% of American men in their prime working years don't have jobs.