This headline from my hometown paper, The Providence Journal, says everything you need to know about why Rhode Island has the highest unemployment rate in the nation:
“Assembly Considers Making R.I. Attractive To Business“
An overwhelming government budget fed by high taxes, a Democratic state legislature beholden to labor unions which overrides gubernatorial vetoes at will, and a culture of jealousy toward those who succeed.
Is Rhode Island our future?
UPDATE 11/21/2008: R.I. unemployment rate climbs to 9.3%
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