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    The GaysianIsha Aran
    10/19/14 12:46pm

    They're all states in the Midwest or the South.

    What a surprise.

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      Emma GolddiggerThe Gaysian
      10/19/14 1:07pm

      Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho are not in the Midwest! We're in the West! We're in the monochromatic, libertarian-leaning, "maybe oppressive corporations will stop being so oppressive if we just close our eyes and let them do whatever they want all the time," Wild West. (Utah, of course, has the added bonus of being obscenely religious. Which is why we're #1.)

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      GinnyRED57The Gaysian
      10/19/14 1:19pm

      Utah, Idaho,Wyoming, and western Montana are known as the Intermountain West, but I suspect that was really to differentiate them from the West with all the brown people.

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    Emma GolddiggerIsha Aran
    10/19/14 1:01pm

    We're #1! We're #1! (Just the ladies now.) We're #1! I can't hear you, fellow Utah ladies! Perhaps most of you are too busy voting against your interests to chant with me?'

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      Mary, Mary, Knotty PineEmma Golddigger
      10/19/14 1:26pm

      I'm too busy adjusting to the fact that I now live in the Midwest.

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      russianlolitaEmma Golddigger
      10/19/14 2:13pm

      But isn't voting against equal pay for women sort of like voting for higher pay for men, including my hypothetical husband who provides for me and our 8 hypothetical children????

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    HarvestMoonIsha Aran
    10/19/14 12:50pm

    Boggles the mind how the GOP can get the people in the Red States to vote against the very things that would help them (healthcare, education, social programs). Over and over again.

    Oh yeah, and those Republicans who want smaller government actually rely on it the most. Wake up Red State citizens!

    http://wallethub.com/edu/states-mos...

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      Global BeetHarvestMoon
      10/19/14 1:07pm

      Identity politics (i.e. racism). It's the main reason why more diverse nations have notably fewer social programs. People can't stand the idea of their tax dollars going toward helping someone who isn't "one of them".

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      Vaginafication NationHarvestMoon
      10/19/14 3:05pm

      That linked article was VERY illuminating. Thanks.

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    disastergirlIsha Aran
    10/19/14 12:45pm

    No surprise that they are all red states. I really fear that after the upcoming mid-terms, many(more) states are going to become terrible for women, Colorado comes to mind.

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      Fanitadisastergirl
      10/19/14 4:49pm

      Nooo don say that :(. One thing I hate about being from a purple state is that I always end voting for Democrats to keep the Republicans out when I'd rather vote for a candidate with values more in line with mine (usually Green Party). It looks like there's a strong possibility that we might have both a Republican senator and governor but I'm crossing my fingers. 67 definitely wont pass though.

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      FanitaFanita
      10/19/14 5:25pm

      Why can't I edit this? Don't, I always end up, My errors are driving me crazy and I have no solution.

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    crowTrobotIsha Aran
    10/19/14 12:47pm

    Hmm. Is there a correlation between red state America and a really shitty place to live? But, you know, freedom from government tyranny and all that.

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      oldscrumbycrowTrobot
      10/19/14 4:17pm

      As someone who had to drive across county lines to buy beer last Sunday, that "freedom from government tyranny" horseshit can suck my cock.

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    IAmBrettIsha Aran
    10/19/14 1:07pm

    The Utah situation doesn't surprise me. Labor force participation by women here is lower than the national average because of cultural and religious reasons (i.e. pressure on middle-class and upper-middle-class married Mormon women to be stay-at-home mothers), and that means they tend to disproportionately miss out on opportunities for advancement in the public and private sector. It's the same type of problem that Japan has.

    Plus, there can be a bit of a "boys club" thing going on here because so much interaction among the active Mormon part of the population is mediated through the church and such social networks. The stronger those networks, the harder it is for "outsiders" to break in.

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      Honey Badger MizKIsha Aran
      10/19/14 1:06pm

      Dammit. I want to move to three of those...Utah, Montana, or Wyoming.

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        GinnyRED57Isha Aran
        10/19/14 1:16pm

        Just goes to show that Utah (and Idaho) women are valued as breeders. I grew up there, my older sisters both worked there until retirement, and both told me they would have been executives or administraitors if they had been male. I can't understand why my female relatives stay there (most of us are not Mormon, and don't buy that bullcrap about motherhood being the highest attainment a woman should achieve).

        However, the locally made ice cream in Salt Lake is awesome, and prescription drugs to reduce anxiety easy to get, so there's your compensation.

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          violetpilotGinnyRED57
          10/19/14 1:54pm

          In the past Utah led the country in anti-depression use amongst women. Don't know if that's still the case but it's something to bring up when my LDS family hints I should move to Utah to find a husband.

          (For the record, I've been in a committed relationship for 8 years)

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