Monday, November 8, 2010

If you had known this ahead of time, would you have voted differently?

 The following from:  The Economist

AMERICA as a whole has just endured its sharpest recession since the 1930s, and the recovery is still fragile. But as our interactive map reveals, the pain has been spread very unevenly. The hardest-hit state, Nevada, has an unemployment rate more than three times as bad as that of North Dakota, the state that has done best on that measure. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, there is a close inverse correlation between growth rates and unemployment.
But what of politics? On the whole, the states with the worst unemployment levels tend to vote Democratic, and those with the best are in the Republican camp. Politicians will argue furiously about which way round the arrow of causation ought to run.
Interestingly, America's ethnic composition seems to have little consistent economic impact. States with large numbers of Hispanics (by far the fastest-growing ethnic group in America) include low-growth/high unemployment states like California and Nevada, as well as good performers like Texas and New Mexico.

Realty Report, Constitutionalists Under Siege

Constitutionalists Under Siege
 
http://realityreport.tv/ | http://rtr.org/ | In this edition of the Reality Report, Gary dissects a recent article by a writer at the Economist slamming Constitutionalists. He takes an in-depth look at genetically modified foods with the help of "Common Sense Revisited" author Clyde Cleveland and Jeffrey Smith, author of "Genetic Roulette." Nina has the run down in this week's headlines. She discusses how S. 3804, the 'Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act' could affect your internet surfing, how the Pentagon is trying to ban books, and why the Patriot Act doesn't just apply to terrorism. All of this plus a dip into the Mailbag to reveal the shocking answers to the previous Question of the Week, and a new Enemy of the State. Clyde Cleveland: GMO Foods the New Threat to Life and Freedom - http://blip.tv/file/4177756 Jeffery Smith: Exposing the Risks of GMO Foods - http://blip.tv/file/4177952