Britain Is Poorer Than Any US State: Yes, Even Mississippi

I came across a striking fact while researching this piece: if Britain were to somehow leave the EU and join the US how would we rank? The answer is that we'd be the 2nd-poorest state in the union, poorer than Missouri. Poorer than the much-maligned Kansas and Alabama. Poorer than any state other than Mississippi, and if you take out the south east we'd be poorer than that too. John Hames shared with you:   Britain Is Poorer Than Any US State: Yes, Even Mississippi Forbes - Fraser Nelson, over at the Spectator, has a little post about how the UK, Britain (the native home for both of us), is actually poorer than all but one of the US States. Tucking in right behind Alabama and just above Mississippi. Despite the fact that he once fired me from the employ of that fine magazine he's a nice guy so I'll point out that he's largely correct but falls over in one final detail. For Britain is actually poorer than all US States, all of them bar none. Available on the App Store.

John Hames