>>That's not a measure of a state's economy. It's a measure of the state government's solvency. Very different.
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>>So am I to interpret that as meaning that you agree with Nicholas: that the majority of the states in the US (fly-over country) are irrelevant and only the big states like New York and California (and big cities like Philadelphia) should decide who is the president for the rest of the country?
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>That's a non-sequitur. You posted a link to a table claiming it was one thing, when it was something else. I pointed that out.
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>Tamar

Not so fast Tamar. :)

I'd like you to reply to Message #1645010, specifically to Nick's comments about the middle of the U.S.