What is the least American State? (1 Viewer)

[kwille]

I'm more interested in which is the least Mexican Mexican country. I'm going with Mexico.

To answer this thread I'll say Oklahoma since most of it is made up of other sovereign American nations. Wait, that make it the most American, right? 

 

[zftcg]

It seems like everyone is making their determination based on criteria such as culture or politics, but from an economic perspective it's Alaska and it isn't close. California has tech, NY has finance, Plains states have agriculture, hell, Delaware and SD have business-friendly regulations. But Alaska is basically a socialist petro-state. There's really nothing American about that.

 

[McJose]

They are ruining the middle class.  It's pretty easy to see

The middle class is doing just fine in many parts of Calif.

Around here a two-income family (maybe even without a college degree) can get a 3 bedroom house in a good neighborhood and have plenty left over for extras.

 

[dschuler]

Hawaii and/or New Mexico

not in a bad way, they both just seem 'different'

These were the two states I thought of as well. I’ve been to almost every state and these two are far different than the other 48 IMO. Both have unique cultural differences when compared to other states (NM with Native American influence and Hawaii with islanders).  It’s very hard to own a brick house in either state as well so the white picket fence American dream doesn’t exist (the invention of brick isn’t known in New Mexico and housing is expensive in Hawaii).  

 

[Max Power]

The middle class is doing just fine in many parts of Calif.

Around here a two-income family (maybe even without a college degree) can get a 3 bedroom house in a good neighborhood and have plenty left over for extras.

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/412928-middle-class-is-disappearing-in-california-as-wealth-gap-grows

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/mar/15/californias-middle-class-decline-despite-states-im/

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/08/a-generation-plans-an-exodus-from-california/

The view from the outside seems to paint a gloomier picture of California's middle class. 

 

[McJose]

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/412928-middle-class-is-disappearing-in-california-as-wealth-gap-grows

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/mar/15/californias-middle-class-decline-despite-states-im/

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/09/08/a-generation-plans-an-exodus-from-california/

The view from the outside seems to paint a gloomier picture of California's middle class. 

And I know what’s going on from the inside, Friendo.