r/AskReddit 29d ago

What is the worst US state and why?

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u/cubitzirconia47 29d ago

That's the joke in New Mexico too.

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u/wiithepiiple 29d ago

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u/Anrikay 29d ago

Indeed, while Mississippi may rank below all other U.S. states in many measures, and near the bottom in several others, by raw GDP per capita, at $28,944, it ranks above Saudi Arabia's $24,454, and is more than double that of Russia ($12,926).

This person should write all of Mississippi's advertisements

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u/the_noodle 29d ago

The growing notoriety of the phrase has led some Mississippians themselves to despise the saying, not because it is false, but because it rings true and puts their state in a bad light.

They still came back swinging though, I'm dying