Evidence says otherwise with respect to retraining and education. Healthcare quality differences are also questionable.
Retraining schemes have been less effective than random chance - with the least success going to long-term SSDI recipients in Appalachian states (~12% in WV). You would have more success with paying them off to live as they see fit.
As for education, that is a big mess that can't be easily quantified in the favor of the left. Homeschooling and private education have provided effective competition to government run education.
As for healthcare, the US model has attracted people from European model systems. If the US model wasn't so good, people wouldn't travel there (especially from the UK and Canada).
These so called "poor states" vote for right wing individuals for good reasons. The lights stay on, jobs largely stay or grow, and individuals can live a largely unobstructed life.
Retraining schemes have been less effective than random chance - with the least success going to long-term SSDI recipients in Appalachian states (~12% in WV). You would have more success with paying them off to live as they see fit.
As for education, that is a big mess that can't be easily quantified in the favor of the left. Homeschooling and private education have provided effective competition to government run education.
As for healthcare, the US model has attracted people from European model systems. If the US model wasn't so good, people wouldn't travel there (especially from the UK and Canada).
These so called "poor states" vote for right wing individuals for good reasons. The lights stay on, jobs largely stay or grow, and individuals can live a largely unobstructed life.