Mises Daily
Author:
James Ostrowski
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Paul Krugman has put out a clever analysis of the demographics of the “blue” and “red” states ( New York Times , May 7, 2002). His analytic knife, however, doesn’t cut deeply enough to get to the truth of the matter. Krugman alleges that “the heartland” states--the red, pro-Bush states--have more crime, divorce, single moms and net-tax eaters than