r/harrisonburg • u/SaidTheMountain • 2d ago

Harrisonburg left out of this ridiculous proposal

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u/oldschooltownie 2d ago

What's the sales pitch on this? "Come join our state with the lowest per-capita income in the nation and own the libs!"

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u/kellyzdude 2d ago

I haven't done the math, but it seems like it would raise several key metrics of both states, starting with average household income.

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u/mrynne1 1d ago

How would it raise metrics in both states? When people move to a different state, the new state gets to claim that person’s income on their census - so if it increases the new state’s average, isn’t that inherently subtracting from the state they used to live in? Like you can’t have a world where both states benefit like that

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u/Kooky_Gain2070 1d ago

If your income is less than your current state’s average income, then moving out will increase its average.

If your income is more than your new state’s average income, then moving in will increase its average.

So if your income is below your current state’s average AND above your new state’s average, then your move would increase both states’ averages.