re: Canada’s leading newspaper: the state of Alabama is zooming past us economically

I knew Alabama had turned a corner when The Economist, in an article from 2006, compared poverty in Puerto Rico to the poorest US states and used this list "poor states such as Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia."

I have a lot of East Coast and West Coast friends who still don't believe that AL can be a nice place to live but that's fine with me too, they can keep their politics in their home states.

Roll Damned Tide

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Let’s not get carried away, gump

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There isn’t a metro area in Texas as well run as Huntsville-Madison.

Zero progressive madness.
Zero Islamic cities.
Explosive growth.
Very low crime.

Dallas? Lost to the mob.
Houston? Lost to the mob.
San Antonio? No
Austin? Portland with BBQ.

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Zero progressive madness.
Zero Islamic cities.
Explosive growth.
Very low crime.

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I would speculate there are more cities like this in TX than there are named cities in all of AL.

I love the state of Alabama, but let's be reasonable.

Roll Tide?

I would take either one. Bama is great. If I ever left TX, I'd probably skip right over my home state and land in AL.

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Fairhope is top notch.

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Fairhope is already being colonized by well-to-do Yankees that try to impose their will on the natives. Its the same script everywhere they go. frick up their home state, flee to yours, then immediately try to remake it in their image.

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I would speculate there are more cities like this in TX than there are named cities in all of AL.

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Of the size of Huntsville/Madison with that growth and low crime?

Suburbs maybe but not metro areas.

I left out outstanding schools.

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Shhh, be quiet. Do you want more yankee invaders?

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Seriously! Y’all gotta keep your mouths shut. Otherwise, we’re gonna end up like Nashville or ATL.

We gotta keep them mfr’s out of Alabama.