The gross stupidity of the "blue state's" politicians..and those who elect them

[ironglowz]

  Back in the nineteenth century, manufacturing was primarily located in the northern blue states, while the states south of the Mason/Dixon line, were chiefly agrarian in composition.

  Today the politicians of the blue states and those primarily urban voters who keep them in office, seem very determined to drive industry out of their states and into the
   waiting arms of the sun belt states.

  Just a reminder for those politicians and the chumps who elect them;... being that dumb, is alternatively spelled as being..... S-T-U-P-I-D !

[Dixie-Dude]

We lost the textile industry in the deep south.  We replaced it with auto manufacturing and parts suppliers.  Kia in Georgia.  Mercedes, Honda, and Hundai in Alabama, Toyota in Mississippi, and Volkswagen in Tennessee.  I know Tesla is in Texas as well as a Ford or Chevy plant.  I think there is a Toyota in Kentucky.  All in non-union states, but providing jobs.  Alabama is the most unionized state in the south, but it is a non requirement even if the factory votes to unionize.  Also in Alabama is a Michelin tire plant and a BF Goodrich plant. 

Alabama has union dock workers in Mobile, Steel workers in Birmingham (only one still operating), I think the tire plants are unionized.  Also the power and gas utilities, as well as AT&T.  There may be others, especially in the new largest city of Huntsville with rocket manufacturing and rocket engine manufacturing.  Alabama still has a large poverty area of Southwest central Alabama where a the majority population minority lives, but everywhere else seems to be doing fine. 

Alabama did go from the bottom 5 in high school graduation to the middle of the states by taking away drivers licenses of kids under 18 who drop out.  Amazing what not being able to drive will do.  Still have a problem with low IQ's of certain people, barely graduating.