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TheGreenOne
From the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland:

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Figure 2 shows that the gap between the richest state (Connecticut, $40,990) and the poorest state (Mississippi, $22,262) has declined--the ratio in 2003 was 1.84.


Wyoming doesn't even make the the top ten list.

Yes, that study was done by RUPERT.
SnakeHead
Wow look at all the "blue" states at the top of the scale.

And all those red states down at the bottom.

Yeah I know, put it in the shithole.

I would Ifn I wasnt clanked.
Louchelooker
He wasn't talking about the richest people in the state. He was talking about the facist form of "richest" state. The state government is the richest because of all their mineral rights and stuff, I guess. You'll just have to ask Gullet. I don't think he meant that median income of the states residents being the richest. That would definately be Conn. or some other wicked LLBean and Volvo like state.
Louchelooker
Although Wyoming being number 15 ain't too fucking shabby for median income.
GreenGullet
Ok, here goes. I'm on a slow, shitty computer now so I'll give you data later.

Wyoming has the largest state budget surplus in the country, at somewhere over a billion dollars. This is due to mineral rights money.

Connecticut has one of the largest state budget deficits in the country, along with California and Vermont.

Your mean income data is misleading as well.

Connecticut may have the largest gross mean income. However, two factors come into play: state income tax and cost of living

Wyoming does not and never will have a state income tax; Connecticut does have a state income tax of 7 1/2%, so shave off a couple thou from that figure.

Cost of living is probably at least 25% cheaper in Wyoming than in Connecticut, so essentially a Wyoming Dollar is about 4/3 of a Connecticut Dollar.

Statistical data is notoriously misleading, we don't know if everyone in Conn. makes 40,000 a year or if a few people make millions and many people make shit. We would want to know the median and mode of the data as well.

As far as gross state product goes, probably California generates the most money.

However, Wyoming unquestionably has the most cold, hard cash of any state.


Suck it.
Louched Liver
Rookies sent me a textie.
Your next muggin' is due.
GreenGullet
That's not fair!!!

GreenOne baited me into it!!!!

Just in case, I'm puttin' my cowboy hat on.
TrainerAZ
Nice hat.

Arizona is the hottest state in the country.

Blow me. With a fan.
GreenGullet
For at least a couple of days this month, Pennsylvania was the drunkest state in the Union.
Louched Liver
Still iz.
TheGreenOne
QUOTE(GreenGullet @ Jul 18 2005, 07:34 PM)
That's not fair!!!

GreenOne baited me into it!!!!

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atomicvibe
QUOTE(Louched Liver @ Jul 18 2005, 06:52 PM)
Still iz.
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That's onacuz I left my La Feh there.
greeneyes
The eye-openers were much appreciated, especially at about 3 this morning, when they put about another 4 hours of go in me.
atomicvibe
I should have followed your lead.
I cashed out pretty early this morning.
Woke up at about 11:00 a.m. to a snoring, spooning 2ly.
Larspeart
That is fucking seggsey.

Straight up on PA being formerly the drunkest-assed state.

Oh, and absinthe gives me a second wind like nobodies beeswax. I was riding pretty high all day sunday, after not sleeping that night. And getting breakfast... with Dinky.

I realized I ain't in a lot of the pics I took. Then, I realized that may have something to do with the fact that I took said pictures. Then, I realized that was likely onacuz I break a lot of lenses when they are pointed at me.

Although...

Rabbit (who, along with Slate, was one of the most surpressive/impressive dudes I ever met) thought that I looks the 'least hit' of all of us come Sunday morn, even though I felt like... well, like how Gullet looked Saturday morning, or Rimmy looked Sunday morning.

Masque
I got some of you. And the Mayor's door.
atomicvibe
post 'em the uck fup!
Louched Liver
How are your fillings??
atomicvibe
One hell of a marching band, eh?
AndrewT
How many states do you know where they have puddles of La Fee in random street corners?
Larspeart
I snapped a picture of it to show the people back home.


Especially Knee Panties.

Fucker.
GreenGullet
GreenOne also managed to convince me that one of the best HG's there was actually anti-freeze in the "joke bottle". To my credit, however, I kept on drinking it.

For all this abuse, I believe that I deserve a back massage.

So get workin, busy hands!
Rimbaud
OH

BLOODY

SNAP!
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