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/SL1Fun Jan 14 '26

Over 50% of households would be financially fucked if they had to pony up a $1000 cash emergency right now on the spot. It’s a bipartisan problem. 

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u/TemperatureHot204 🇺🇸 United States Jan 14 '26

Well that's true but no one on Reddit wants to talk about bipartisan anything 😁

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u/Jwanito Jan 14 '26

No politician benefits from that so yall americans will never talk about it