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Well, Texas may be relatively successful (thanks in part to many Latino immigrants and the natural resources in that State. . .just like Alaska), but if you look at the whole of the other "Southern (RED) States" they are a huge mess in terms of economy: very high unemployment, very little safety net, very large gap between wealthy and poor, small middle class, and very little industry, especially "clean" and "sun up" industries. By the way, I lived for 15 years in California Central Coast. . .and my husband worked in Silicon Valley for over 20 years. So I know what California is all about.

RE: Social democracies as in European countries. . . first, I am not advocating that (the US is unfortunately not controlled by their people, but by their big corporations) but it is certainly a system that is gaining ground. . . Look at Canada and compare their economy to the US economy, and their safety net to the US safety net!

Obviously, you will only look at what you want to see.

<blockquote data-quote="Openmind" data-source="post: 181440" data-attributes="member: 3480">e&nbsp;Well, Texas may be relatively successful (thanks in part to many Latino immigrants and the natural resources in that State. . .just like Alaska), but if you look at the whole of the other &quot;Southern (RED) States&quot;&nbsp; they are a huge mess in terms of economy:&nbsp; very high unemployment, very little safety net, very large gap between wealthy and poor, small middle class, and very little industry, especially &quot;clean&quot; and &quot;sun up&quot; industries.&nbsp; By the way, I lived for 15 years in California Central Coast. . .and my husband worked in Silicon Valley for over 20 years.&nbsp; So I know what California is all about.&nbsp;RE: Social democracies as in European countries.&nbsp; .&nbsp; . first, I am not advocating that (the US is unfortunately not controlled by their people, but by their big corporations) but it is certainly a system that is gaining ground. . .&nbsp; Look at Canada and compare their economy to the US economy, and their safety net to the US safety net!&nbsp;Obviously, you will only look at what you want to see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Openmind, post: 181440, member: 3480"] e Well, Texas may be relatively successful (thanks in part to many Latino immigrants and the natural resources in that State. . .just like Alaska), but if you look at the whole of the other "Southern (RED) States" they are a huge mess in terms of economy: very high unemployment, very little safety net, very large gap between wealthy and poor, small middle class, and very little industry, especially "clean" and "sun up" industries. By the way, I lived for 15 years in California Central Coast. . .and my husband worked in Silicon Valley for over 20 years. So I know what California is all about. RE: Social democracies as in European countries. . . first, I am not advocating that (the US is unfortunately not controlled by their people, but by their big corporations) but it is certainly a system that is gaining ground. . . Look at Canada and compare their economy to the US economy, and their safety net to the US safety net! Obviously, you will only look at what you want to see. [/QUOTE]

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