Most red states are economically defunct, essentially relegated to be welfare states with those with successful economies support them. They let their infrastructure crumble and they barely resemble a developed nation. Ever just driven through Louisiana or South Carolina? These are poor, poor states. The people who live there know it - it's just dummies online who like to pretend red states matter.
The only exception is Texas. I live in Texas. We're actively self-sabotaging and have for a long time. I give it like 10 years before we reach California levels of COL and then companies flee to whatever desperate backwater state they can find and the cycle repeats.
But don't worry, it's okay! We have 1 trillion dollars of oil damage in the state so we'll have something economically productive to do for a while.
The only exception is Texas. I live in Texas. We're actively self-sabotaging and have for a long time. I give it like 10 years before we reach California levels of COL and then companies flee to whatever desperate backwater state they can find and the cycle repeats.
But don't worry, it's okay! We have 1 trillion dollars of oil damage in the state so we'll have something economically productive to do for a while.