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re: Southern Economies at a glance
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:14 pm to RTR America
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:14 pm to RTR America
NOLA is a different animal. The signs are the same, but are kind of peppered around town.
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Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:30 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
I was just hoping you might give me some insight into the evolution of the market economy in the southern colonies. My contention is that prior to the Revolutionary War, the economic modalities, especially in the southern colonies, could most aptly be characterized as agrarian precapitalism...
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:32 pm to Crimson Legend
a heavy number of Alabamians and Southerners are on the hidden stat of disability
if one of your loved ones ever has trouble getting the right medication from gov't systems be sure to thank Billy Bob and Cleetus who haven't worked in ten years because of "their back ain't right"
if one of your loved ones ever has trouble getting the right medication from gov't systems be sure to thank Billy Bob and Cleetus who haven't worked in ten years because of "their back ain't right"
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:35 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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unemployment rate of southern states...
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Mississippi-7.6%
BULLSHHHHIIIIIIT
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:36 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Could well be. The labor participation rate however will probably tell a different story.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:55 pm to Duke
Labor participation rates stink, but in reality there are a lot of people out there that it is a net gain if they stay at home.
The only reason not to have a job in Texas is you're not willing to work.
The only reason not to have a job in Texas is you're not willing to work.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 7:57 pm to SWCBonfire
Oh certainly. Else they would work. Who knew stupid incentive structures would lead to this?
Posted on 4/18/14 at 8:03 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Not to be an dick, and this applies to every state, but unemployed only goes to people who say they are looking. A ton of poor, elderly, and minority don't claim that.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 8:25 pm to CatFan81
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New Orleans isn't even one of the busiest ports in the country anymore
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The Port of South Louisiana is the largest volume shipping port in the Western Hemisphere and 9th largest in the world.[1] It is one of the largest bulk cargo port in the world.[citation needed]
It extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, centering approximately at LaPlace, Louisiana, which serves as the Port's headquarters location.
This port is critical for grain shipments from the Midwest, handling some 60% of all raw grain exports.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 8:30 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
He wasn't wrong, NOLA isn't one of the busiest ports, per your chart.
That said, I have no clue where the S LA one is.
That said, I have no clue where the S LA one is.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 8:30 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Good thread but it needs some charts. 
Posted on 4/18/14 at 8:40 pm to Montezuma
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He wasn't wrong, NOLA isn't one of the busiest ports, per your chart.
That said, I have no clue where the S LA one is.
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The Port of South Louisiana, based in the New Orleans suburb of LaPlace, Louisiana handles 193 million short tons. It extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Port of New Orleans and the Port of South Louisiana combined forms one of the largest port systems in the world by bulk tonnage, and ranked top 10 in the world by annual volume handled.
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Plaquemines Parish is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area.
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The Port of Plaquemines is one of the largest seaports in the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Mississippi River on the Gulf of Mexico, near Belle Chasse in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, about twenty miles south of New Orleans.
So basically, the entire Mississippi River from Baton Rouge down to the mouth of the river is one gigantic contiguous port.
This post was edited on 4/18/14 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:23 pm to Crimson Legend
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I was just hoping you might give me some insight into the evolution of the market economy in the southern colonies. My contention is that prior to the Revolutionary War, the economic modalities, especially in the southern colonies, could most aptly be characterized as agrarian precapitalism...
good shite right there.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:26 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Louisiana and Texas have oil, wich makes them stronger, Tennessee has nothing, how is it that we are still going strong in this enviroment? (minus memphis).
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:33 pm to Duke
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We'll enjoy having culture.
French culture.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:35 pm to Duke
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By Georgia, you really mean Atlanta because the rest of the state is no different than any other southern state.
Good thing it stretches into Alabama. Birmingham is the most prominent Atlanta suburb.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:37 pm to volforever
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Tennessee has nothing, how is it that we are still going strong in this enviroment? (minus memphis).
Because our Governor is a fricking boss
And while the city of Memphis of struggling, the suburbs surrounding it are doing extremely well.
Memphis keeps getting ranked in like all these top 10 lists for start ups. The job environment is there, but there are just a lot of people not taking advantage of it.
Our biggest issue in Memphis is that it being run by a bunch of idiots.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:39 pm to Burt Reynolds
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Louisiana and Texas have the best economies in the south without a doubt. No business wants to be in a piece of shite state like Georgia or Alabama.
The aerospace industry and car manufacturers, among others, say otherwise.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:41 pm to RollTide1987
Don't forget French Canadian.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 9:43 pm to RTR America
With all due respect, I think Memphis problem is ethnic.
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