• ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Mississippi and Alabama have petro-chemical industries (and defence) that pay handsomely. They have some of the highest wage levels in the Union.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      12 hours ago

      probably because those companies cannot survive in states with more regulations, and i doubt the country bumpkin is getting hired at these jobs.