Why do conservative states like Texas have a thriving economy but liberal places like Detroit have collapsing economies?

Are You Prepared For The Coming Economic Collapse And The ... . once thrivingcities such as Gary, Indiana and Flint, Michigan have ... There was a Chernobyl- like grandeur to it, as of the longed-for end of ... I have written repeatedly about Detroit because it is a perfect ... .. I thought Texas was doing well?

Are You Prepared For The Coming Economic Collapse And The Next ... . If you want to know what the future of America is going to be like, just ... Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the United States, and in 1960 ... Detroit may have gotten there first, but the rest of the country will follow soon enough.

For the past twenty-five years the Democrats have forgotten the middle class. ... But in some cases they actually created public entities that served as private guardians." ... Even robust economic growth doesn't do the cities much good, as the country ... . Among suburban voters in southern states like Texas and Florida,  ...

This is the endgame of welfare economics: What good is Medicaid if there are no doctors? ... The automotive industry is thriving in the United States — but not in Detroit. It isn't white flight: The black middle class has left Detroit as fast as it can. ... . But it's always interesting to me that people like to point it out (gra...

Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, What is ... time, the United States was a place where free enterprise thrived and the ... more than 85,000 streetlights in Detroit, but thieves have stripped so ... One example is Texas. ... . Or do you just not like "those people" being so close to you...