Why are some states growing and other states lagging? Don’t ask the liberals, because they’re busy covering their ears and saying, “La-la-la-la-la-la” to avoid hearing the truths revealed in the 2010 census.
Michael Barone explains the economic facts of life at Investors.com:

The eight states with no state income tax grew 18% in the last decade. The other states (including the District of Columbia) grew just 8%.
The 22 states with right-to-work laws grew 15% in the last decade. The other states grew just 6%.
The 16 states where collective bargaining with public employees is not required grew 15% in the last decade. The other states grew 7%.
If we’re not mistaken, this is what’s called a trend.
Meanwhile, Democrat strongholds like California, New York and Illinois are engaged in a race to see which state can be first to declare itself insolvent.
And we believe this is what’s called another trend.
Source: Investors.com