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WestCoastBestCoast01 t1_j3ho9l0 wrote

Reply to comment by PenguinSunday in ‘This is no way to live’: Mississippians struggle with another water crisis by BitterFuture

The “richest country” lives on the coasts, Mississippi is desperately poor.

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abk111 t1_j3hpogi wrote

Which is why they take in plenty of fed money sponsored by coastal states. If they decide to use it to own the libs or pay celebrities instead of investing in infrastructure that’s a local government problem.

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Wyndrell t1_j3p95sq wrote

Mississippi's gdp per capita is about $48,000/person, making it about as rich as the United Kingdom or Germany, and considerably richer than Japan, Italy and South Korea (amongst others).

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