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The States in America Where Incomes Grow Faster – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

President Biden will never admit it, but he has Republican-led states to thank for the resilient U.S. economy and labor market. Witness how an earnings surge in right-leaning states is helping compensate for sluggish growth in progressive ones.

New state personal income data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis highlights how aggregate worker and proprietor earnings in red states grew significantly more in the last year than in the blues. The disparity owes to GOP-led states adding more jobs, including in higher-paying industries like tech and finance, along with faster-growing wages.

via www.wsj.com

And it’s not rocket science either. Just have low regulation, low taxes and a generally friendly business climate. That’s better for working class people too. There are more jobs, more income and also more tax revenue. You can afford good schools, which should not be pumping children’s heads full of Marxist nonsense and sexual confusion. Just a thought.