A little something for the negative nancys...

[barfo]

I'm saying that I don't have to live where I start a business. The folks at Intel live in Santa Clara, the folks at Vestas live in Roskilde. The workers have to live where I start a business.

But don't you want your workers to be happy?

barfo

 

[Natebishop3]

But don't you want your workers to be happy?

barfo

In this economy, workers will be happy to have a job.

 

[tlongII]

No, it really isn't based on high unemployment. That's a very serious misreading of the data.

Look at the other high-ranking states. Colorado is #4, Texas is #6. Both have unemployment rates well below the national average. Utah (#1) and Virginia (#2) have rates far below the national average. In fact, Oregon is the only state in the top 25 with unemployment significantly above the national average.

Oregon made the list in spite of the unemployment rate, not because of it.

barfo

You are correct. I misread it. I find it difficult to believe that they ranked Oregon as high as they did in the 4th and 5th columns though. I guess Forbes is a liberal rag after all...

 

[barfo]

You are correct. I misread it. I find it difficult to believe that they ranked Oregon as high as they did in the 4th and 5th columns though. I guess Forbes is a liberal rag after all...

It would be very interesting to see the raw data that went into the 4th and 5th columns. It's a bit annoying that these things never reveal exactly what data they used and how they weighted the various factors.

barfo

 

[maxiep]

But don't you want your workers to be happy?

barfo

There are unemployed people in every state.

 

[maxiep]

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/249868/texas-model-rich-lowry

A little fleshing out on what fiscal responsibility can do for you.

 

[barfo]

You know, China is way more successful than Texas at everything Texas tries to do. Why emulate Texas when we could be emulating China?

barfo