Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and West Virginia are all in the top 8 depicted by the bright red color. The other 2 spots in the top 10 is South Carolina at 9th with North Carolina and Michigan tied for the 10th place. Georgia and Florida are the only Deep Southern states that lucked out this time around, but that may have much to do with the existence of Metro Atlanta for Georgia and the big 3 in Florida (South Florida, Tampa Bay, and Orlando). This is embarrassing considering this region is also home to the nation's highest number of black Americans, but on the flip side home to the highest level of abject poverty as well. It's like if you live in the South then you are already predisposed to be fat because of the lack of infrastructure conducive with mobility, economically or physically. The region has the lowest amount of public transit infrastructure availability and usage amongst the nation's major metropolitan areas. Let's not forget the lack of adequate health care services. Pathetic and scary.
I LIVE IN NC. HEALTH CARE WE HAVE IS TREMENDOUS..THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE LEADERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICALS. I WILL SAY THAT OUR MOBILITY HERE IS GETTING MUCH BETTER WITH THE STATE APPROVING ITS FIRST MASS TRANSIT TRAIN ROUTE THAT SHOULD BEGIN BUILDING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. IT WILL CONNECT THE WHOLE SOUTH EASTERN PART OF OF THE COUNTRY. STARTS IN NC FROM RALEIGH TO RICHMOND..THEN TO CHARLOTTE..THEN DOWN TO CHARLESTON...THEN DOWN TO ATL....IVE VOTED ON IT TOO AND IVE SEEN THE PROPOSED PLAN AND ITS AMAZING! ITS GOING TO DO WONDERS FOR PEOPLE. THE TRAIN WILL GO UP TO 110MPH AND HAVE PEOPLE IN OTHER CITIES IN AS LITTLE AS 2 HOURS...CHARLOTTE IS 3 HOURS AWAY FROM RALEIGH, WHERE I LIVE...BUT THIS TRAIN CAN MAKE IT IN AN HOUR!!!
ReplyDeleteWERQ IT SOUTH! YOU MAY BE FAT! BUT NOT FOR LONG BABIES! WE CAN DO IT! WE JUST NEED A LITTLE PUSH!
no surprise there
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