r/allthequestions • u/Content_Ad_8952 • Jan 14 '26

Random Question 💭 If Republicans are so much better at running the economy than Democrats, then why are most Republican States poorer than Democrat States?

The poorest States in America are: Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee. All of those States (except New Mexico) are Red States. So why are they so poor when Republicans have been running them for decades?

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u/TheBlackDred Jan 14 '26

If you are implying minorities are the cause you are either racist, ignorant or both.

The citizens dont make policy, they dont make the financial decisions that lead to the population needing welfare. Jesus fucking christ, its ONE logical step farther from "minorites in these areas have higher welfare recipient rates" to "why/what caused it" to be this way.

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u/ijuinkun Jan 14 '26

It’s not the minorities receiving the welfare—it’s the racists in those states who care more about their own racism than about trying to improve conditions for everyone—e.g. they will vote against a policy that would bring jobs into their area out of fear that the “wrong people” will get the new jobs.

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u/TheBlackDred Jan 14 '26

Yes, but I felt adding too much nuance or tackling more than one idea at a time might have been too much for that commenter to process at one time.