10 Most Broke States

[truffles 2]

Alaska: $1.35 billion shortfall or 30 percent of its budget

Isn't this the state run by the very governor that proudly celebrated her "responsible, fiscally conservative budget" for FY 2010 less than two months ago? Now she's put her state into the top 10 of the most broke states? First Wasilla, then Alaska. Good thing it stops right there.

"That drop caused the state's corporate taxes -- essentially all oil money -- to fall 32 percent compared to last year, creating a rare budget problem for Alaska. The state easily solved it this year by taking money out of flush reserve funds, built up during oil boom years. "

It seems someone had the sense to have at least something in reserve - did you read the link or just the short except given in the OP's post ?

[NickD 203]

It's those major cities and the capitols where all the parasites reside.

That's hilarious, the vast majority of our gross product comes from our metropolitan areas and yet you bumpkins continue to believe otherwise.

The 100 top urban metropolitan areas in the US account for about 12% of the physical mass, but yet account for 65% of the population, 75% of gross national product. 7 out of every 10 vehicle miles traveled are in urban metropolitan areas.

Source: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=151081

Maybe forty years ago when Chicago was the electronic capital of the world, Gary was cranking out steel by the tetraton, Wisconsin was one of the leading ship builders in the world, etc., etc., etc. But all that is history now.

The people in the cities? Just driving around in circles, got nothing better to do. Cities today are all office space trying to make money with other peoples money.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Maybe forty years ago when Chicago was the electronic capital of the world, Gary was cranking out steel by the tetraton, Wisconsin was one of the leading ship builders in the world, etc., etc., etc. But all that is history now.

The people in the cities? Just driving around in circles, got nothing better to do. Cities today are all office space trying to make money with other peoples money.

You are clueless even in the face of facts.

[NickD 203]

Maybe forty years ago when Chicago was the electronic capital of the world, Gary was cranking out steel by the tetraton, Wisconsin was one of the leading ship builders in the world, etc., etc., etc. But all that is history now.

The people in the cities? Just driving around in circles, got nothing better to do. Cities today are all office space trying to make money with other peoples money.

You are clueless even in the face of facts.

They sure don't grow food in the cities, nor trees, nor mining, etc., everything they need to survive is shipped in, dispute that fact. More like 10% of the nation is supporting the other 90%.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Maybe forty years ago when Chicago was the electronic capital of the world, Gary was cranking out steel by the tetraton, Wisconsin was one of the leading ship builders in the world, etc., etc., etc. But all that is history now.

The people in the cities? Just driving around in circles, got nothing better to do. Cities today are all office space trying to make money with other peoples money.

You are clueless even in the face of facts.

They sure don't grow food in the cities, nor trees, nor mining, etc., everything they need to survive is shipped in, dispute that fact. More like 10% of the nation is supporting the other 90%.

Sure, enjoy your agro-only economy. I guess you don't need pharmaceutical products, you don't need life insurance, you don't need investments to grow your money and you sure as heck don't need software so you can mouth off about your corn-based economy online.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Big cities, FTW!!!

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Big cities, FTW!!!

Fact (source link a few posts above):

The 100 top urban metropolitan areas in the US account for about 12% of the physical mass, but yet account for 65% of the population, 75% of gross national product.

But the bumpkins will argue till they're blue in the fvckin' face.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Big cities, FTW!!!

Fact (source link a few posts above):

The 100 top urban metropolitan areas in the US account for about 12% of the physical mass, but yet account for 65% of the population, 75% of gross national product.

But the bumpkins will argue till they're blue in the fvckin' face.

They can argue all they want - as long as they stay out of my city

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

They can argue all they want - as long as they stay out of my city

"When Hillbillies attack", next on Fox.

[jundp 191]

Washington: $3.6 billion or 23 percent of its budget

Budget cuts would result in the loss of 8,000 state jobs and 40,000 fewer people receiving state-subsidized health insurance. There are already 14,000 people on the waiting list for that program.

In April, state legislators approved plans to cut the state's public education system by nearly $800 million ... Measures passed this year will also allow the state to raise the current 7 percent cap on undergraduate tuition increases to up to 14 percent at public universities. Approximately 9,000 fewer students are estimated to be able to enroll in a state university as a result.

A 70 percent cut in Medicaid for low-income seniors took effect on July 1, forcing elderly care providers to lay off staff.

And the state schools were letting in fewer freshmen for next year. My high school is one of the top private schools in Western WA and at least half of the senior class did NOT get into their first choice state school. And I'd say roughly 75-80% of the seniors didn't get any financial aid at all (including my son!). It's crazy scary to be entering college right now for these kids.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

They can argue all they want - as long as they stay out of my city

"When Hillbillies attack", next on Fox.

eeeeewwww

[almaty 19]

they are over in puget sound

[jundp 191]

That's the deep south for sure, Brother. Not our great city

[Chica Yeyé 41]

That's the deep south for sure, Brother. Not our great city

Let him sister... he is a hillbilly and a socially resentful dude

[jundp 191]

It's true. We can't all be sophisticated urbanites.

Wait. I'm from Louisiana....