Kudos to the Equality State

WalletHub's latest survey on American charity giving reveals that the wealthiest nation on Earth ranks sixth in citizen contributions. Wyoming unexpectedly led the states in per capita giving, with residents donating over 4% of their income, boasting the highest number of local charities per capita, and sheltering approximately 80% of their homeless population. Utah came in second, followed by Maryland in third. Overall, US charities faced challenges in 2024, dealing with reduced government aid and increased demand.
While I've never been to Wyoming and don't know anyone from there, congratulations to them for living up to their nickname, The Equality State, despite having the smallest population.

Wyominglings are also known as the best tippers. Expected, in a state with more cows than people.

I've been there. On the way to Deadwood. It's like a lot of places in the West, where there are long stretches where the only sign of human activity is the road you are driving on. And if you see something, yeah it's probably cows or something having to do with cows.

What's the appeal of equality, anyway? You need inequality for things to happen. More force on one side of an object than the other for it to move, more charge on one side of a circuit than the other for current to flow, more pressure on one end of a pipe than the other for water to flow, and so on. Same thing for people. When one person has something that another needs but doesn't have, that's when we get creative, that's when productive interactions happen between people. If you look closely you'll notice that all the good things that happen to us every day exploit some kind of inequality. If we were all equal, we'd all be like potted plants. On our own in the pot, everything we need is in our own pot, and one pot is like another. Until somebody forgets to water us and we die. I hate equality!

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Wyominglings are also known as the best tippers. Expected, in a state with more cows than people.

I've been there. On the way to Deadwood. It's like a lot of places in the West, where there are long stretches where the only sign of human activity is the road you are driving on. And if you see something, yeah it's probably cows or something having to do with cows.

What's the appeal of equality, anyway? You need inequality for things to happen. More force on one side of an object than the other for it to move, more charge on one side of a circuit than the other for current to flow, more pressure on one end of a pipe than the other for water to flow, and so on. Same thing for people. When one person has something that another needs but doesn't have, that's when we get creative, that's when productive interactions happen between people. If you look closely you'll notice that all the good things that happen to us every day exploit some kind of inequality. If we were all equal, we'd all be like potted plants. On our own in the pot, everything we need is in our own pot, and one pot is like another. Until somebody forgets to water us and we die. I hate equality!
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Haven't you got a genocide to go to, cunt?
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Just saving this so people can see an example of inequality in intelligence.

Any breakdown on how much comes from Jackson as compared to the rest?

The article I read broke it down by states, not zip codes. I looked at a blank map of the US and stuck a pin where I thought Wyoming was. I was off by about three hundred miles. I need to visit that quadrant of the USofA.

It's easy for states that bus most their homeless addicts to San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC to house the homeless.

Wyoming has 500 homeless, California has 200,000.

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It's easy for states that bus most their homeless addicts to San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC to house the homeless.

Wyoming has 500 homeless, California has 200,000.
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Wyoming pop =590,169
California pop =39,663,800

Alright this is a math forum so....

For California it's ~0.5% of the population while it's ~0.1% of the population in Wyoming.

Also since Wyoming's population is spread out, there probably aren't giant homeless encampments to clear.

It's a lot colder in Wyoming than in California. D'oh. Anyone know the homeless rate in Alaska?

Alaska has a very high rate of homelessness per capita. It's often discussed in volunteer training. I assume it is all in the southern portion of the state. I'll post some numbers when I finish what I'm doing.

Edit: According to Alexa, Alaska had 2,600 homeless people out of 747,000 people. Wyoming had 501 out of 577,00 thousand.

Someday, I'll drive to Deadwood and get to see Wyoming along the way.

Yeah in Alaska (and Hawaii) you cannot simply bus homeless to another state so they accumulate.

If you ever go to Deadwood please check out my friend's casino game called Dakota Duel Draw at Lodge Casino :) You won't find it anywhere else.

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Yeah in Alaska (and Hawaii) you cannot simply bus homeless to another state so they accumulate.

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I've heard rumors that Hawaii sometimes buys homeless people one way passage to the mainland.
I reasonably trust the source.

Several charities will buy a ticket home for homeless youth.
Years ago, two cops in my town got tired of dealing with one particular guy. They drove him about thirty miles to the beach in the winter and dropped him off in the wee hours of the morning. They lost their jobs and were investigated for federal kidnapping charges.

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Yeah in Alaska (and Hawaii) you cannot simply bus homeless to another state so they accumulate.

If you ever go to Deadwood please check out my friend's casino game called Dakota Duel Draw at Lodge Casino :) You won't find it anywhere else.
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Without a proper id, a homeless person can't leave Alaska or Hawaii.

But I digress.

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Yeah in Alaska (and Hawaii) you cannot simply bus homeless to another state so they accumulate.

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I've heard rumors that Hawaii sometimes buys homeless people one way passage to the mainland.
I reasonably trust the source.
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When I was in Hawaii late last year my friend told me that they'll only send homeless in Hawaii back on a plane if they have family or something like that in the state where they're going who will help them. I think some other cities/states on the mainland use planes instead of buses if it seems cheaper...