If the UK became the 51st state, they would be the 51st most poor state

[mspart]

https://www.al.com/news/2014/08/if_the_uk_became_the_51st_amer.html

Well, this is weird.

We all know Alabama is a poor state. That's old news.  But we might not be as "poor" as we think we are. Consider this little bit of perspective:
If the United Kingdom woke up tomorrow morning and found itself the 51^st American state, it would rank not among the USA's wealthy states, but its poor ones.

How poor?

Well the UK would rank ahead of Mississippi (some things never change) but behind Alabama. That's right! The UK would rank as the second poorest state in America, ahead of Mississippi but behind Alabama!

And I heard on the radio today that it would be behind MS as well.   Which prompted this from the governor of MS:

https://www.facebook.com/tatereeves/posts/as-we-say-in-mississippi-bless-your-heart-or-as-you-say-in-the-uk-as-salamu-alay/1497365438419650/

Tate Reeves 

As we say in Mississippi,

“Bless Your Heart.”

Or as you say in the UK,

“As-Salamu Alaykum.”

 

Quite remarkable don't you think?

mspart

[mspart]

https://fee.org/articles/most-of-europe-is-a-lot-poorer-than-most-of-the-united-states/

Most of Europe Is a Lot Poorer than Most of the United States

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  Daniel J. Mitchell

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Living Standards Are Markedly Higher in the United States

I wrote previously that many European nations are doomed by demographics to fiscal chaos, but a lot of people don’t care that much about the future.

Bernie Sanders, for instance, looks at nations such as Denmark and Sweden today and says that America should copy their expansive welfare states.

Is he right?

Well, it depends on the parameters. If, for some reason, somebody was holding a gun to my head and demanding that we copy the policies of a nation from the European Union, the Nordic countries would be among my top choices. Yes, their welfare states are too large, but they somewhat compensate for that mistake by having very pro-free market policies in other areas.

That being said, Ireland and the United Kingdom have the most economic freedom among EU nations, and Switzerland would be at the top if the choice was broadened to non-EU nations in Europe.

But I’m digressing. Let’s get back to whether people in places such as Denmark (or anywhere else in Europe) enjoy more prosperity than their American counterparts.

Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute has put together some apples-to-apples data suggesting the answer is no. At least if the goal is more economic output and higher living standards.

Most European countries (including Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium) if they joined the US, would rank among the poorest one-third of US states on a per-capita GDP basis, and the UK, France, Japan and New Zealand would all rank among America’s very poorest states, below No. 47 West Virginia, and not too far above No. 50 Mississippi. Countries like Italy, S. Korea, Spain, Portugal and Greece would each rank below Mississippi as the poorest states in the country.

 

 

Again, this is just remarkable. 

mspart

 

[red viking]

3 minutes ago, mspart said:

https://fee.org/articles/most-of-europe-is-a-lot-poorer-than-most-of-the-united-states/

Most of Europe Is a Lot Poorer than Most of the United States

• 
  Daniel J. Mitchell

---

Living Standards Are Markedly Higher in the United States

I wrote previously that many European nations are doomed by demographics to fiscal chaos, but a lot of people don’t care that much about the future.

Bernie Sanders, for instance, looks at nations such as Denmark and Sweden today and says that America should copy their expansive welfare states.

Is he right?

Well, it depends on the parameters. If, for some reason, somebody was holding a gun to my head and demanding that we copy the policies of a nation from the European Union, the Nordic countries would be among my top choices. Yes, their welfare states are too large, but they somewhat compensate for that mistake by having very pro-free market policies in other areas.

That being said, Ireland and the United Kingdom have the most economic freedom among EU nations, and Switzerland would be at the top if the choice was broadened to non-EU nations in Europe.

But I’m digressing. Let’s get back to whether people in places such as Denmark (or anywhere else in Europe) enjoy more prosperity than their American counterparts.

Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute has put together some apples-to-apples data suggesting the answer is no. At least if the goal is more economic output and higher living standards.

Most European countries (including Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium) if they joined the US, would rank among the poorest one-third of US states on a per-capita GDP basis, and the UK, France, Japan and New Zealand would all rank among America’s very poorest states, below No. 47 West Virginia, and not too far above No. 50 Mississippi. Countries like Italy, S. Korea, Spain, Portugal and Greece would each rank below Mississippi as the poorest states in the country.

 

 

Again, this is just remarkable. 

mspart

 

As I thought. This is average, not median. More bs misrepresentation of data by wingers. 

[Danny Deck]

Median income in the UK is $52,700 and $56,490 in Mississippi. 

This is why it's cheaper for Americans to fly to Europe to ski than go to American resorts. 

[mspart]

52 minutes ago, red viking said:

As I thought. This is average, not median. More bs misrepresentation of data by wingers. 

I notice you are arguing the point with no evidence whatsoever (this should sound quite familiar).   Please provide median info to prove your point.  

What is undeniable is that the US States are more productive than the European states.   But I will grant you that data is from 2014.   Perhaps Europe has exploded since then.   

mspart