if you are worried about strongmen attacking the weak, why wouldn't you categorically oppose the strongest man of all, the only entity in human society with the legal authority to use coercion, the state? I mean, no company, no matter how large, is ever granted that power.

well, you are right that that's not how any NORMAL debt works, no normal debt can be transferred to someone who did not agree to it.

thats a good reason to get rid of obamacare, then, and every other unconstitutional federal program that states are dependent on.

those are debt to income figures in the articles. makes for easier comparison between the states.

I'll agree with you that there are many factors involved. but government spending is chief among them.

manageable by whom? your grandchildren? how ethical of you.

okay, here are the most indebted states, by debt/gdp ratio:

define "bunch."

you won't get any arguments from me there. time to cut the strings to all states.

why are all the "smart" progressive states being crushed under a mountain of debt? why are all the most "progressive" nations around the world running into the same problems? what is it about the progressive mindset that causes nation-states and other governmental entities to spend itself into bankruptcy?

how about Monkeylit 7 hours ago talking about going to Idaho to "liberate" minds with the Obama campaign, or PowerThirteen's description of all the assholes in Idaho, or Flag on the Moon indicating its all white supremacists and mormons. There's more down there

use your head. some of the insulting posts about Idaho's residents are in replies, so they don't use the word Idaho again.

those are per capita figures, dimwit.

Seems to be a lot of insulting here in these posts of Idaho and its "backwards" residents, who are apparently not as enlightened as "Progressives" with their talk of shared sacrifice, the common good, the "people," and other collectivist claptrap. So, lets take a look and the results of Idaho's backward thinking,…