Originally Posted by gwidomains

It's an awful article using a foolish forced paradigm that doesn't even fit given the person's use of historical examples. Most of the "red" and "blue" states have shifted significantly over time, and the industrial bases are partially a function of natural resources / geographical features. That has very little to do with political systems.

Lastly, the person never deals with the huge federal subsidies every "red state" receives with the exception of Texas -- so if you are looking at a function of taxes etc... essentially the blue states consistently subsidize the red states "low tax" model.

This isn't a serious article -- the author should be embarrassed. You think it is "great" b/c it aligns with your bias.