Category: Red states and blue states

Red State Residents Have Lighter Tax Burdens Compared to Americans in Blue States

Red states maintain their lead when it comes to lower tax burdens compared with blue states. Tax-filing day is coming up on April 18, leaving many taxpayers worried about how it will affect their finances, as many are still struggling as a result of the pandemic and higher prices. WalletHub, a credit score site, released a…


‘Business-Friendly’ Florida Beats New York for First Time in 40 Years in Number of Jobs

The state of Florida saw more jobs than New York for the first time in four decades in 2022, which many see as part of a trend of Americans moving out of states like New York in search of a low-tax, low-cost lifestyle. In Florida, there were 9,578,500 nonfarm jobs by the end of 2022,…


Kentucky Joins Growing Movement to Blacklist ESG Banks

Kentucky has joined a growing list of conservative states that have begun to boycott banks they charge are discriminating against the fossil fuel industry. In compliance with a Kentucky law passed in March, State Treasurer Allison Ball yesterday released a list of banks that “are engaged in energy company boycotts.” This list included Wall Street…


Governors Become the Generals in the Proxy Struggle Between Blue and Red America

Commentary There are some seemingly lighthearted jabs going back and forth between governors in America. Gov. Gavin Newsom advertises for Floridians to move to California; Gov. Ron DeSantis references Newsom’s hair gel as affecting Newsom’s judgment; Newsom demands a debate with DeSantis, and so on. Other governors are involved also, most noticeably Gov. Gregg Abbott…


Red States Chart Faster Economic Recovery Than Blue States

Throughout the United States, an unmistakable pattern has emerged in economic recovery from the lingering effects of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic: Conservative-leaning states have seen rapid and major economic growth, while the coastal economic powerhouses in the Northeast and West Coast have often lagged behind or stagnated. A recent analysis by Moody’s…