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Why is Mississippi on the bottom of almost every single ranking by state?
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:47 am
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:47 am
Poverty, education, happiness, healthcare, etc... there is Mississippi at number 50.
I understand that this does not necessarily make the state "bad" or the people "miserable", but I DO wonder if these relatively poor showings have something to do with the state's unwillingness to invest in education, healthcare, etc.
I understand that this does not necessarily make the state "bad" or the people "miserable", but I DO wonder if these relatively poor showings have something to do with the state's unwillingness to invest in education, healthcare, etc.
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Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:49 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I can think of a reason...
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:49 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Ole land mass
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:51 am to upgrayedd
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I can think of a reason
Maryland has them too, and here in California we have Mexicans coming in thousands over the fences each day. Doesn't seem to lower the rankings of those states. In fact, Maryland, while losing appeal due to democrats, is still very wealthy.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I've only lived in Mississippi a few years after an early life in Massachusetts and four years in Indiana and I'm happy as a lark to be here. Can't explain why the state fairs poorly but demographics probably plays a significant part in education statistics. If a state is perceived to be poorly educated then business is reluctant to locate there and a tax base fails to be manifested.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I just know I'm looking forward to moving out of Mississippi on Monday.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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education
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Because the rankings are deliberately skewed in order to try and make the south look bad, duh
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:57 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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I understand that this does not necessarily make the state "bad"
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:59 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Maryland has them too, and here in California we have Mexicans coming in thousands over the fences each day. Doesn't seem to lower the rankings of those states. In fact, Maryland, while losing appeal due to democrats, is still very wealthy
Having the nations capitol in your backyard helps
as well as a huge port city. From what I know, the extreme southern part of Mississippi is quite well off from the refineries and the casino industry. The rest well... Not much reason to ever go there. I'd bet if you cut out the economic impact from DC suburbs from the spreadsheet you'd see a very different picture in Maryland.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:00 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Maryland has them too, and here in California we have Mexicans coming in thousands over the fences each day. Doesn't seem to lower the rankings of those states. In fact, Maryland, while losing appeal due to democrats, is still very wealthy.
Mississippi is filled with poor blacks and whites, has no major cities, really has no interesting cities. No mountains, decent beach, no major business interest, very little professional appeal.
Maryland is coastal and fed by DC folks. It also has Baltimore.
It's just really not that shocking. Also, Maryland is a shitty state that would be largely stagnant without DC, so I don't know if the "why can't you be more like Maryland" argument is that compelling.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:01 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'm goin' to Mississippi. Gwana see Miss Liza.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:02 pm to Pettifogger
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really has no interesting cities.
Actually, Oxford is a pretty nice college town.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:04 pm to Pettifogger
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Mississippi is filled with poor blacks and whites, has no major cities, really has no interesting cities. No mountains, decent beach, no major business interest, very little professional appeal.
its got the crossroads though.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:05 pm to Zach
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Actually, Oxford is a pretty nice college town.
Admittedly as a southerner I could find cities interesting to me. I'm talking about interesting enough to draw in a lot of revenue. While I'm sure Oxford does pretty well compared to other cities in the state at drawing in money, it's not enough to really lift the state, clearly.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:06 pm to Pettifogger
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Mississippi is filled with poor blacks and whites, has no major cities, really has no interesting cities. No mountains, decent beach, no major business interest, very little professional appeal.
Grew up on MS Coast here, and while I fully understand it isn't that great, it really is a whole lot worse when you move north. There is just nothing there to interest any one from out of state to ever move there.
Jackson might possibly be the worst capital city in the nation. It seems to me it exists merely because some dudes 200 years ago decided it should be the capital because it was in the middle of the state. That's it.
This post was edited on 6/4/14 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:07 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Because it is very, very poor.
And while it is becoming less poor, other states are doing even better so it can't gain much ground.
Basically the same as LA, though LA seems to be gaining ground.
West Virginia is another one in the same boat.
And while it is becoming less poor, other states are doing even better so it can't gain much ground.
Basically the same as LA, though LA seems to be gaining ground.
West Virginia is another one in the same boat.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:08 pm to Zach
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Actually, Oxford is a pretty nice college town.
Yea but if you are efficient about it you can see pretty much all of oxford in a few hours.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:08 pm to Pettifogger
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decent beach
Their beaches were decent till all the casinos moved in.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:09 pm to Pettifogger
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really has no interesting cities
One of the first places I visited upon moving to the Mississippi gulf coast was Vicksburg and its historically interesting venues.
Jackson isn't the dead city many on this board make it out to be either.
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