Why Is Mississippi The Poorest State?

I'am sure most of you have heard that Mississippi is either America's poorest state or is one of the poorest. Why? What aren't they doing in Mississippi that's keeping it poor?

Also,does anyone know which state is the wealthiest?

 

Lack of education is probably the main factor. Mississippi (along with many other southern states) doesn't exactly foster a scholarly environment by trying to bring creationism back to the schools, or by banning books that promote the "homosexual agenda."

It alternates between New Jersey and Connecticut.

 

to many welfare programs..and uneducated people

 

IM NOT SURE BUT THIS 3 GAY GUYS ARE LOADED WITH MONEY.

 

But I'd think the type of education you'd need today to bring people up,would be more along the basics such as an emphasis on mathematics and the sciences(chemistry,physics etc) in the poorer areas,and not so much on those more philosophical topics?

 

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Richest places in the United States
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“But of the 50 counties with the highest child-poverty rates, 48 are in rural America. Compared with urban areas, unemployment is typically higher, education poorer and services severely limited because people are so spread out”.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56070-2004Jul16.html


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Nutz

Are you saying that teaching creationism as fact or banning books that promote the "homosexual agenda” are examples of having an open mind?


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What about a lack of entreprenurship?


I'd think that poverty would be made worse if there aren't enough people in an area starting a variety of businesses to provide jobs and income for the residents. With this, I would assume that Mississippi is like other poor states where you have high numbers of people having to move to look for jobs and economic opportunities. If that's the case, then this lack of business would need to be addressed.

 

Not when more factorys move to china.

 

New Hyundai plant in Alabama adds to Asia's challenge to Big Three automakers

http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/S...s=1037645507703


Honda to start construction on Georgia plant

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atla.../09/daily9.html

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Then Mississippi will have to attract more jobs and investment to it's state. I'am sure it's leaders could look at Alabama and Georgia and see what their business and gov't leaders have done to attract Hyundai and Honda to "set up shop" in their states.

 

You're right, but the whole culture of education depends on the topics being taught. Mississippi's education system fosters an anti-intellectual, anti-science sentiment among many of its students.

 

They can learn about creationism in their church. Schools should teach them practical knowledge, not horseshit.

That, to me, is being gullible. Having an open mind is one thing. Clinging to a belief in creationism even in the face of OVERWHELMING evidence to the contrary is just being irrational.

 

I wonder what the rich-poor gap is there though, I live in CT, which is 1 of the richest places in the country, especally down in Fairfeld county where all the old rich millonaires live, but CT also has 1 of the biggest gaps between rich and poor in the country

 

I live in the 20th richest county in the nation by personal per capita income, 2nd in the state of Georgia, and alot of that can be attributed to the all the rich professionals who are attracted to my county due to the great public school system (the best in Georgia and definatly one of the best in the country) and also it's only about an hour commute to Atlanta. Mississippi and other poorer states don't have as many large economic centers.

On the rich- poor gap, that really does affect things. Here, there isn't much of one at all. Only 5.5% of people live under the poverty line, myself being one of them (parents have been out of work for 2 years). Although that figure doesn't include the countless illegal immigrants here who live in the worst conditions imaginable. BUt that's a different story...

 

come to miami and go to the exclusive Coconut Grove million dollar homes and bissnes 3 blocks way the Blacks Ghetto. is actually funny becouse if miss 1 turn or drive a few blocks extra Bingo .

 

is very small i might add is only maybe 10 blocks long and maybe 1 block deep. dont think is a huge ghetto but is still funny of all places to be. those people lived there since the 1900s.

 

Do you live in Gwinnet county?

Though it has it's share of poor areas,Georgia does have some advantages over states like Mississippi. There are several big businesses headquartered in Georgia like Coca-Cola,UPS,CNN,the TNT tv station,La Face Records and Atlanta has one of the busiest airports and Georgia Tech is one of the nations top engineering schools. I guess all of this together brings more business and investment into Georgia.

 

I'm not surprised Jersey is the 2nd wealthiest state-you can't buy a house here for less than 250K. Our house was appraised at 170K 10 years ago. We got it appraised again last year and it was up 100K.

 

nope. nothing even remotely racist there...

whats teh point of saying blacks ghetto, if not to imply some elitiest bullshit, there are white ghettos to, u know, not to far from my house is a dirty alleyway called secaucus

 

Umm...Maybe because the specific ghetto he was referring to was a black ghetto? Don't be so PC all the time, it stifles free speech.