Economically, things don't seem to be too bad here in Louisiana

[Rex_Goodheart]

Traffic here in Baton Rouge is a beeyotch, the stores are busy, and I think I could find another accounting job fairly easily if I lost my present one.

We're so low on so many education, health, and crime ratings that I felt the need to brag for a change.

[Lint Head]

1. Yeah. You can get lots of toys and electronics from China but

we can't seem to finance education or health care.
:dem:

[BlooInBloo]

2. Um, by comparison with *what* exactly?

:rofl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_the_United_States_by_income#States_ranked_by_personal_per_capita_income
States ranked by median household income in order
1 Maryland – $68,080
2 New Jersey – $67,035
3 Connecticut – $65,967
4 Alaska – $64,333
5 Hawaii – $63,746
6 New Hampshire – $62,369
7 Massachusetts – $62,365
8 California – $59,948
9 Virginia – $59,562
10 Minnesota – $55,082
11 Washington – $55,591
12 Colorado – $55,212
13 Utah – $55,109
14 Nevada – $55,062
15 Delaware – $54,610

District of Columbia – $54,317

16 Illinois – $54,124
17 Rhode Island – $53,568
18 New York – $53,514
19 Wyoming – $51,731

United States of America – $50,740

20 Wisconsin – $50,578
21 Vermont – $49,907
22 Arizona – $49,889
23 Georgia – $49,136
24 Oregon – $48,730
25 Pennsylvania – $48,576
26 Michigan – $47,950
27 Florida – $47,804
28 Texas – $47,548
29 Kansas – $47,451
30 Indiana – $47,448
31 Iowa – $47,292
32 Nebraska – $47,085
33 Ohio – $46,597
34 Idaho – $46,253
35 Maine – $45,888
36 Missouri – $45,114
37 North Carolina – $44,670
38 North Dakota – $43,753
39 Montana – $43,531
40 South Dakota – $43,424
41 South Carolina – $43,329
42 Tennessee – $42,367
43 Oklahoma – $41,567
44 New Mexico – $41,452
45 Louisiana – $40,926
46 Alabama – $40,554
47 Kentucky – $40,267
48 Arkansas – $38,134
49 West Virginia – $37,060
50 Mississippi – $36,338

[ananda]

5. Please factor in cost of living.

You can live just fine in Texas on 40k
or even less depending on location,
meaning the non-gentrified parts... or
even very nice areas if you rent.

I live very well under $3000/mo in a very
nice part of town, but I rent and don't
have much overhead or debt.

I expect Louisiana to have an even lower
cost of living than Texas.

[BlooInBloo]

7. I agree - poor folks live inexpensively. And water is wet.

[boomerbust]

3. Low on the education scale?

Ya that sounds logical.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Ditto that.... the billboards touting jobs of all sorts, especially marine

related thingies are overflowing along I-90.

http://www.qqclassifieds.com/qq_index.shtml

[ananda]

6. The economy here in Texas is slowing or dragging a bit..

.. but it's not nearly as bad as some places.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. Nuthin' but billboards seeking workers up and down the highway

per usual.