gop actually makes an honest statement
they said "Tennessee: What America should look like." Well, that reveals the truth of their agenda, right there. Favor the rich, keep the working people in low paying jobs, and forget about quality of life, health care, and education.
Tennessee: What America Should Look Like.
High school graduation rate 42
college graduation rate 42
cancer deaths 45
cardiovascular deaths 44
children in poverty 32
diabetes 44
infant mortality 45
low birthweight 42
preterm birth 40
obesity 35
occupational fatalities 36
physical inactivity 48
poor phys. Health days 42
premature death 43
preventable hospitlizations 46
violent crime 47
heart disease 41
high blood pressure 48
income disparity 41
stroke 43
teen birth rate 41
underemployment rate 32
unemployment rate 34
From a state with one of the most regressive sales taxes in the country, that lost 16.5K jobs in June, that burned through 5.2 billion dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
But some crazy right wing think tank voted us the "3rd freest state," whatever that means.