28 States Hold This Nation Hostage

28 States With The Lowest Collective GDP, Population and Education:

Hold This Nation Hostage

An individuals privilege of freedom

Does not afford ones exemption

From their collective obligation to humankind

Set forth, within the world's life blood__

of Natural Law

Tom MacLear

___________________________________________________________

In this age of individualism, self serving media and internet sensationalism, lies and false truths_ a democracy has lost it's honor within the minds of this culture of anti-intellectualism...

"...what's good for me is far more important than what my country needs to survive..."

How do we fix a nation in need if no one is willing to sacrifice or compromise on anything?

Where is the 'collective obligation' in people these days?

The numbers tell us everything_

Twenty-eight of fifty states in this great nation, have appointed themselves gate-keepers and of this country's political and moral path enabled by the Electoral College (and not by majority), while their states collectively represent...

1) The least in Population

2) Produce the least in States GDP

3) Create the least in National Innovation and Progressive Industrialization

4) House the least Educated

and_

5) Create greater Poverty Levels and Welfare Assistance than 22 Blue States combined

With these mathematical facts in hand, what are we doing?

How do we view this through a Democratic lens and yet still allow these '28 states' (who contribute the least of a nations wealth and security), hold such perilous control of the legislative branches of government in our Democratic Republic?

I do hope you will fully embrace the numbers attached below. Numbers that reflect an impending impasse within this great nation.

The linear refutes the holistic while the legislative grows contrary to the ethics. So begins the abnegation of a nations people, dressed in red.

How do we rationalize this reality?

The irony continues: This specific sector of the American Population not only believes they are the 'chosen ones,' but they double-down on their political gusto and insist they have the right to ignore federal laws and mandates set forth within the Constitution and the Supreme Court of The United States, (citing the 9th & 10th Amendments), as they serve their abridged views of law, religion and governance.

hhttps://twitter.com/JudiciaryDems/status/1382771742473601027?s=20ttps://twitter.com/JudiciaryDems/status/1382771742473601027?s=20 These states function within a blatant contradiction to the collective obligation towards Constitutional inclusiveness and a progressively balanced form of thinking we find in far greater numbers within the 'Blue-Sectors' of America.

There is a madness in all of this. A burning anger underneath the genteel handshakes, the right-wing-evangelist-cocktail parties and dark-state-corporate CPAK fundraisers: from Texas to Georgia, North Dakota to Arizona, Kentucky to Mississippi. The foremost culprit...

The Electoral College_

Fully implemented within the U.S. electoral system in 1824, the Electoral College was initially rolled out in 1787, but found fervent resistance from many of our founding fathers.

Designed as the GREAT EQUALIZER: The model of 'Democratic Thought and Principle' seemed a contradiction in philosophical practice embedded within the Bill Of Rights and to this day, remains a thorn in the sides of constitutional academics and political scholars.

This tool was meant to give new states and territories a fighting chance at the table in Washington D.C., to help newcomers receive the federal aid, infrastructure development, industry and transportation assistance needed at their birth. Ensuring these new states, an equal road to success and prosperity. After all, the thirteen colonial states were decades ahead of the rest.

Fast Forward 200 Years_

Due to recent events, I felt it prudent to take a look at things and see what we can do to defuse a most dangerous symptom that has taken hold within a majority of these '28 states,' which has further spilled into a contemptuous riff between political parties in our capital.

Tribal venom and verbal toxicity spills from the mouths of this new generation of lawmakers: one wonders what could ever bring honor and decorum back into these chambers.

As some say, the apple never falls far from the tree. We can see clearly how the civil unrest perpetuated by the constituents of these '28 states,' was merely a reflection of the mindset of what drives these amoral-elected-officials, who have yet to adequately denounce the acts of their treasonous followers on January 6th.

As I have already mentioned, many of these states, beleaguered and overdue in their pursuit of national relevance, still take advantage of the Electoral College to stand as aspiring equals to their competitors, while the numbers (posted below) fail to justify their false-privilege.

They continue to take their distribution of wealth, federal infrastructure assistance and national protection from Washington D.C., as their collective contributions to the nation's coffers is continuously below what their 'blues state' rivals contribute.

A few alterations in the 'Electoral College' must be made to stem the tide against a potential totalitarian minority who strives to hold the majority of seats in our government, hostage.

As history shows: When this red-minority loses it's control in Washington, it repeatedly reverts to the war they have fought in proxy in Washington D.C., since 1865.

In absence of the battlefields, they revert to gerrymandering, voter suppression, false cultural and political narratives, regression from Global Fraternities and their Rule of Law, while they covertly allow subliminal narrations by their radicalized citizens, to stoke militant alternatives, holding the heart of this 'nation, hostage!'

This is not new. This is not a product of the last four years. This has existed since 1865. Yet it had not found it's platform in the sun, until now.

What Went Wrong?_

If you are a historian, cultural anthropologist, sociologist or theologist, you might have a few things to say about the growth (or lack thereof) of these '28 states.'

Some will blame the absence of ocean ports or major rivers or tributaries within their borders, needed to export their specialized wares or import goods and resources.

Some will tell you geological or atmospheric disadvantages, or the lack of essential natural resources to perpetuate financial gains and wealth.

Others will approach their shortcomings as political errors, sociological, educational or even religious factors as the cause of a states stunted growth. Whether linear or holistic, geographical or atmospheric, spiritual or educational, a State paves it's own path and has it's own choices to make. At least this is what the Constitution ensures us.

As we audit these '28,' we can name a plethora of reasons for their collectively low standing within this country. Weather it be, the aforementioned hurdles or not, it is clear, the differences between the red and blue grow more stark by the decade.

The Most Crucial Result_ The Divide_

The most significant result of this divergence of these two Americas: is the profoundly different idealism which exists between our two forms of society, business, education and religious thought. All in contempt of our founding fathers singular belief that: from many we are one. E pluribus unum.

We have forgotten that we can be of different faiths, nationalities and aspirations. But in our Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers demanded that we must work within a singular template of Common Law, of Natural Law, Civil Obedience, of Honor and of Inclusive Objectivity.

An individuals privilege of freedom

Does not afford ones exemption

From their collective obligation to humankind

Set forth, within the world's life blood__

of Natural Law

Tom MacLear

The unchecked divergence of our two Americas, has perpetuated a false reality between these radically different states.

What many of you wish not to address, is what has brought us to such opposite and combative views between each other.

The misinterpretations and exploitation of the 10th Amendment has played a major role.

Our 'Diversity' was once something to be proud of. But the advantage of the many cultures we have been created from within one common dream has lost its way, as we now witness a decline into Tribalism. A most destructive form of existence for a Democracy.

Cultural Anthropologists, Political Scientists and Historians have written about this inevitability over the last 100 years. Even the basic theories of human nature, (based in psychology and genetics), amply warned us of this outcome years ago.

Our founding fathers idealism outweighed the inevitable faults within human nature. We are now paying the price.

Will We Stop This In Time?_

Although the Electoral College has allowed these '28 states,' to maintain a seat at the tables in Washington D.C., this juncture of national volatility and treasonous rhetoric created by a select group of Representatives from these specific states, is a power share that must end.

We should realize, these states know they have run out of time in proving their right to share an equal seat at the table of this nation.

In their knee jerk reaction of this reality, they arrogantly display bold and blatant actions to divert our eyes from this reality. Creating sweeping actions, such as: State legislation to suppress Voter Rights, rolling back Supreme Court rulings on Gay Rights, 2nd Amendment restrictions, 1st Amendment rights, Abortion etc., ...while millions of their followers fall into a COGNITIVE DISSONANCE as they follow in blind faith, into their swamp.

I felt it my duty as a writer to further this dialogue, which so many others have already addressed. I'm just bringing you the numbers.

It is time these loop holes and back door enablers whom have stagnated our Democratic ideals, be eliminated.

This rogue mechanism, this stifling process, could possibly once again enable another tragic most unthinkable, (but not too far fetched) wave of violence: more mass riots and armed conflicts between militias and government agencies, or I shudder to think: a succession of States from this troubled nation, or even a second Civil War.

_________________________________________

PROOF IN NUMBERS

TOTAL- POPULATION, GDP, EDUCATION RANKINGS

Collected from: 22 Blue States and 28 Red States

*Excluding D.C. and making every grey state such as Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania etc., as Red states

Calculated in: 2020

TOTAL POPULATION IN PERCENTAGE

BLUE- 56.85%

RED- 38.50%

TOTAL GDP PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL ECONOMY

BLUE- 56.31%

RED- 42.22%

PERCENTAGE OF EDUCATION RANKINGS / collective total rank by state

* Collected from High School and College ‘Learning Achievement’ and ‘Graduation’ Records from 50 states

BLUE- Average Rank: # 7.68 - of 50 States

RED- Average Rank: # 17.38 - of 50 States

POVERTY LINE PER STATE:

BLUE- 9 out of Top 10 States have the Lowest Poverty Rates

RED- 10 out of Top 10 States have the Highest Poverty Rates

WELFARE RECIPIENT STATES:

BLUE- 7 out of top 10 States have the lowest Welfare Recipients

RED- 8 out of top 10 States have highest Welfare Recipients

PROOF IN NUMBERS

EDUCATION RANKS:

1	Massachusetts	71.73	1	1
2	Connecticut	66.25	2	19
3	New Jersey	65.64	3	15
4	Virginia	63.75	4	3
5	Vermont	61.64	8	4
6	New Hampshire	61.27	7	6
7	Minnesota	59.89	6	22
8	Wisconsin	59.66	5	24
9	Delaware	59.65	15	2
10	Maryland	58.51	11	9
11	Nebraska	58.42	12	8
12	New York	57.03	16	10
13	Illinois	57.03	10	28
14	North Dakota	56.76	9	34
15	Indiana	55.16	23	12
16	Kentucky	54.73	14	33
17	Colorado	54.71	17	27
18	Utah	54.71	20	18
19	Wyoming	54.45	18	29
20	Maine	54.23	24	14
21	Washington	53.99	26	5
22	Florida	53.71	19	35
23	Iowa	53.70	25	16
24	Pennsylvania	53.26	22	30
25	South Dakota	52.83	13	46
26	Montana	52.39	21	42
27	Rhode Island	51.98	29	11
28	Texas	51.79	30	13
29	Kansas	51.56	27	25
30	North Carolina	51.00	28	21
31	Hawaii	48.22	36	26
32	Ohio	48.01	33	39
33	Michigan	47.50	34	38
34	Georgia	47.45	37	36
35	Tennessee	47.11	31	45
36	Missouri	46.72	32	48
37	California	45.93	38	32
38	Idaho	45.02	35	50
39	West Virginia	43.54	45	7
40	Oregon	43.24	40	37
41	District of Columbia	42.38	41	44
42	Arkansas	41.76	39	51
43	South Carolina	41.44	42	41
44	Alabama	41.21	46	17
45	Nevada	41.02	44	40
46	Mississippi	40.94	43	43
47	Oklahoma	38.74	48	20
48	Alaska	38.60	47	23
49	Arizona	36.84	50	31
50	Louisiana	34.65	49	47
51	New Mexico	27.61	51	49

* source: https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335

POPULATION CALCULATIONS OF ALL 50 STATES:

* U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

Rank	State	July 2019 Estimate	Percent of Total
1	California 37	39,512,223	11.91%
2	Texas 28	28,995,881	8.74%
3	Florida 22	21,477,737	6.47%
4	New York 12	19,453,561	5.86%
5	Illinois 13	12,671,821	3.86%
6	Pennsylvania 24	12,801,989	3.82%
7	Ohio 32	11,689,100	3.52%
8	Georgia 34	10,617,423	3.20%
9	North Carolina 30	10,488,084	3.16%
10	Michigan 33	9,986,857	3.01%
11	New Jersey 3	8,882,190	2.68%
12	Virginia 6	8,535,519	2.57%
13	Washington 7	7,614,893	2.29%
14	Arizona 49	7,278,717	2.19%
15	Massachusetts 1	6,949,503	2.09%
16	Tennessee 35	6,833,174	2.06%
17	Indiana 15	6,732,219	2.03%
18	Missouri 36	6,137,428	1.85%
19	Maryland 2	6,045,680	1.82%
20	Wisconsin 8	5,822,434	1.75%
21	Colorado 3	5,758,736	1.74%
22	Minnesota 7	5,639,632	1.70%
23	South Carolina 43	5,148,714.	1.55%
24	Alabama 44	4,903,185	1.48%
25	Louisiana 50	4,648,794	1.40%
26	Kentucky 16	4,467,673	1.35%
27	Oregon 40	4,217,737	1.27%
28	Oklahoma 47	3,956,971 /	1.19%
29	Connecticut 5	3,565,287	1.07%
30	Utah 18	3,205,958	0.97%
31	Iowa 23	3,155,070	0.95%
32	Nevada 45	3,080,156	0.93%
33	Arkansas 42	3,017,825	0.91%
34	Mississippi 46	2,976,149	0.90%
35	Kansas 29	2,913,314	0.88%
36	New Mexico 51	2,096,829	0.63%
37	Nebraska 11	1,934,408	0.58%
38	West Virginia 39	1,792,147	0.54%
39	Idaho 38	1,787,065	0.54%
40	Hawaii 31	1,415,872	0.43%
41	New Hampshire 6	1,359,711	0.41%
42	Maine 20	1,344,212	0.41%
43	Montana 26	1,068,778	0.32%
44	Rhode Island 27	1,059,361	0.32%
45	Delaware 9	973,764	0.29%
46	South Dakota 25	884,659	0.27%
47	North Dakota 14	762,062	0.23%
48	Alaska 48	731,545	0.22%
49	DC 41	705,749	0.21%
50	Vermont 4	623,989	0.19%
51	Wyoming 19	578,759	0.17%
	Total U.S.	321,418,820

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

* National Rank in Education

GDP CALCULATIONS OF ALL 50 STATES:

Rank	State	Avg., GDP
1	California	12.18
2	Texas	8.55
3	Florida	6.31
4	New York	6.16
5	Illinois	4.00
6	Pennsylvania	3.98
7	Ohio	3.61
8	Georgia	3.18
9	North Carolina	3.12
10	Michigan	3.09
11	New Jersey	2.79
12	Virginia	2.61
13	Washington	2.23
14	Arizona	2.12
15	Massachusetts	2.11
16	Tennessee	2.05
17	Indiana	2.06
18	Missouri	1.89
19	Maryland	1.87
20	Wisconsin	1.80
21	Colorado	1.70
22	Minnesota	1.71
23	South Carolina	1.52
24	Alabama	1.51
25	Louisiana	1.45
26	Kentucky	1.38
27	Oregon	1.25
28	Oklahoma	1.22
29	Connecticut	1.12
30	Utah	0.93
31	Iowa	0.97
32	Nevada	0.90
33	Arkansas	0.93
34	Mississippi	0.93
35	Kansas	0.91
36	New Mexico	0.65
37	Nebraska	0.59
38	West Virginia	0.57
39	Idaho	0.51
40	Hawaii	0.45
41	New Hampshire	0.41
42	Maine	0.41
43	Montana	0.32
44	Rhode Island	0.33
45	Delaware	0.29
46	South Dakota	0.27
47	North Dakota	0.24
48	Alaska	0.23
49	DC	---
50	Vermont	0.19
51	Wyoming	0.18

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, GDP Division.

US NATIONAL POVERTY RANKINGS

Five of the 10 states with the most poverty

Mississippi: 19.4%

Louisiana: 18.4%
New Mexico: 16.0%
Arkansas: 15.0%
West Virginia: 14.9%
Kentucky: 14.6%
Alabama: 14.4%
South Carolina: 13.9%
District of Columbia: 13.6%
Georgia: 13.5%6

10 States With the Lowest Poverty Rates

New Hampshire: 4.9%
Minnesota: 6.8%
Delaware: 6.9%
Utah: 7.1%
New Jersey: 7.3%
Maryland: 7.5%
Washington: 7.8%
Massachusetts: 8.1%
Kansas and Wisconsin: 8.5%

* https://www.thebalance.com/us-poverty-rate-by-state-4585001

States, federal district, and territories:

Tthe states and territories are ranked by 2019 data (2019 American Community Survey 1-year estimates) of the percent of people in poverty in each state and territory.^[7]^{[note 1]}

Rank	State	2019 Poverty rate (percent of persons in poverty)^{[note 2]}^[7]	2014 Poverty Rates (includes unrelated children)	Supplemental Poverty Measure (2017–2019 average) (Geographically Adjusted)
-	United States	10.5%^[8]		11.7%^[9]^[10]
1	New Hampshire	7.3%	9.5%	8.3%
2	Utah	8.9%	9.8%	8.0%
3	Maryland	9.0%	9.6%	12.0%
4	Minnesota	9.0%	12.1%	6.5%
5	New Jersey	9.2%	13.7%	12.5%^[11]^[12]
6	Colorado	9.3%	12.4%	11.3%
7	Hawaii	9.3%	12.6%	13.4%
8	Massachusetts	9.4%	10.9%	11.2%
9	Washington	9.8%	11.9%	9.0%
10	Virginia	9.9%	10.8%	11.5%
11	Nebraska	9.9%	10.0%	9.2%^[13]^[14]
12	Connecticut	10.0%	10.6%	11.2%^[15]^[16]^[17]
13	Alaska	10.1%	12.1%	12.3%
14	Wyoming	10.1%	9.3%	9.5%
15	Vermont	10.2%	9.7%	9.4%^[18]
16	Wisconsin	10.4%	11.1%	7.5%
17	North Dakota	10.6%	11.0%	9.3%
18	Rhode Island	10.8%	13.2%	7.3%
19	Maine	10.9%	11.6%	9.6%
20	Idaho	11.2%	13.9%	8.4%
21	Iowa	11.2%	10.9%	6.7%
22	Delaware	11.3%	12.4%	10.5%
23	Kansas	11.4%	13.9%	7.4%
24	Oregon	11.4%	7.11%	11.0%
25	Illinois	11.5%	13.3%	11.4%
26	California	11.8%	15.5%	17.2%
27	Indiana	11.9%	16.4%	10.3%
28	South Dakota	11.9%	14.3%	9.2%
29	Pennsylvania	12.0%	11.2%	10.9%
30	Nevada	12.5%	13.1%	13.4%
31	Montana	12.6%	13.5%	8.9%
32	Florida	12.7%	14.6%	15.4%^[19]
33	Missouri	12.9%	15.6%	9.2%
34	Michigan	13.0%	27.6%	9.7%
35	New York	13.0%	15.9%	14.4%^[20]
36	Ohio	13.1%	13.5%	10.1%
37	Arizona	13.5%	21.3%	12.0%
38	Georgia	13.3%	18.5%	13.3%
39	District of Columbia	13.5%	18.0%	16.7%^[21]
40	North Carolina	13.6%	17.0%	13.1%
41	Texas	13.6%	17.4%	13.7%
42	South Carolina	13.8%	13.8%	13.1%
43	Tennessee	13.9%	16.7%	11.0%
44	Oklahoma	15.2%	13.0%	10.7%
45	Alabama	15.5%	16.8%	13.1%
46	West Virginia	16.0%	16.0%	13.3%
47	Arkansas	16.2%	19.1%	12.5%
48	Kentucky	16.3%	17.1%	11.2%
49	New Mexico	18.2%	19.6%	13.6%
50	Louisiana	19.0%	14.3%	16.2%^[22]
51	Mississippi	19.6%	23.2%	15.2%^[23]

Here are the 10 states with the most welfare recipients:

New Mexico (21,368 per 100k)
West Virginia (17,388 per 100k)
Louisiana (17,388 per 100k)
Mississippi (14,849 per 100k)
Alabama (14,568 per 100k)
Oklahoma (14,525 per 100k)
Illinois (14,153 per 100k)
Rhode Island (13,904 per 100k)
Pennsylvania (13,623 per 100k)
Oregon (13,617 per 100k)

Most Welfare (100k)

New Mexico (21,368)

Least Welfare (100k)

North Carolina

Source: Welfare Recipients by State 2021

* Official program name is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Data for 2019 is preliminary and can be subject to change.

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State	Food Stamps Recipients (2019)		Recipients Per 100K (2019)
Food Stamps Recipients (2018)		Recipients Per 100K (2018)
New Mexico		449,792		21,368	454,244	21,579
West Virginia		307,404		17,388	311,863	17,641
Louisiana		804,561		17,388	838,611	18,124
Mississippi		440,496		14,849	477,166	16,086
Alabama		718,792		14,568	748,755	15,175
Oklahoma		579,618		14,525	581,701	14,577
Illinois		1,778,953		14,153	1,783,389	14,188
Rhode Island		147,597		13,904	157,948	14,880
Pennsylvania		1,744,319		13,623	1,791,564	13,992
Oregon		584,077		13,617	612,249	14,273
New York		2,576,099		13,348	2,727,462	14,132
Nevada		419,832		13,178	434,898	13,651
Tennessee		882,622		12,710	938,986	13,522
Florida		2,779,312		12,665	2,996,302	13,654
Georgia		1,370,779		12,657	1,485,060	13,712
Delaware		121,987		12,318	136,252	13,758
Ohio		1,380,490		11,784	1,400,704	11,957
Arkansas		350,447		11,551	363,186	11,971
Maine		156,450		11,550	159,320	11,762
Michigan		1,143,900		11,448	1,217,499	12,184
Texas		3,348,300		11,262	3,610,340	12,144
Kentucky		504,584		11,261	577,565	12,890
South Carolina		585,252		11,089	623,283	11,809
Massachusetts		764,525		11,060	768,374	11,116
Hawaii		155,061		11,025	161,354	11,473
Missouri		678,388		10,997	713,151	11,560
Vermont		67,296		10,798	71,176	11,420
Arizona		795,313		10,576	834,518	11,097
Wisconsin		606,036		10,355	634,562	10,843
Washington		802,305		10,290	845,789	10,848
Connecticut		364,659		10,264	376,447	10,596
California		4,040,646		10,200	3,830,652	9,670
Maryland		612,751		10,102	637,966	10,518
Alaska		73,130		10,096	71,775	9,909
Montana		105,667		9,739	109,420	10,085
Iowa		306,940		9,689	332,595	10,499
South Dakota		78,854		8,795	82,566	9,209
Indiana		576,112		8,465	599,613	8,811
Nebraska		157,978		8,093	163,999	8,402
Virginia		695,004		8,078	715,559	8,317
New Jersey		682,734		7,693	731,983	8,248
Idaho		142,199		7,645	148,779	7,998
Colorado		439,390		7,455	461,659	7,833
Minnesota		398,706		6,987	422,573	7,405
Kansas		198,426		6,802	211,005	7,233
North Dakota		48,243		6,265	50,503	6,559
New Hampshire		73,416		5,350	79,727	5,810
Utah		165,374		4,995	178,812	5,401
Wyoming		25,564		4,399	27,448	4,724
North Carolina * source--- Welfare Recipients by State 2021 - World Population Review
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* source https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/welfare-recipients-by-state

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