this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I heard one time that we should read "Right To Work" as "Right To Work, For Less". Helps to understand the reasoning behind its existence. Just more capital over labor bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right to work states (alphabetical):

  1. Alabama
  2. Arizona
  3. Arkansas
  4. Florida
  5. Georgia
  6. Idaho
  7. Indiana
  8. Iowa
  9. Kansas
  10. Kentucky
  11. Louisiana
  12. Michigan
  13. Mississippi
  14. Nebraska
  15. Nevada
  16. North Carolina
  17. North Dakota
  18. Oklahoma
  19. South Carolina
  20. South Dakota
  21. Tennessee
  22. Texas
  23. Utah
  24. Virginia
  25. West Virginia
  26. Wisconsin
  27. Wyoming

Lowest 10 state GDP per capita (2023):

51: Mississippi

50: West Virginia

49: Arkansas

48: Alabama

47: South Carolina

46: New Mexico

45: Idaho

44: Montana

43: Kentucky

42: Oklahoma

New Mexico and Montana are apparently not right to work but rank low in GDP per capita. The highest GDP per capita right to work state is North Dakota, ranked 6th in GDP per capita after California (5th) and before Connecticut (7th). Nebraska is the only other right to work state in the top 10 GDP per capita coming in at number 10.

Apologies for formatting, etc. I did this on mobile from my bed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are a lot more than 10 right to work states aren’t there? How do they line up on average?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Apparently, the 10 poorest are on the bottom