# What isn't the matter with Kansas?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 12, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-isnt-the-matter-with-kansas/704398 "2014-11-12T01:39:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-isnt-the-matter-with-kansas/704398/83 "2015-06-07T22:22:39Z")

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> [@ITR\_champion](#):
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> I don’t see why I should care about what states are the best “peers” of Kansas.

That’s interesting, coming from the guy who [insisted on comparing Illinois to neighboring states](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17612501&postcount=1):

> [@Illinois Governor's Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-governors-race/694896/1):
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> Other midwestern states–Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan–have elected Republican governors and cruised to better economic performance. Indiana is a particularly important competitor since it shares such a long border with Illinois. Indiana beats Illinois handily with lower unemployment, lower inequality, lower taxes, and lower debts.

Essentially, your argument boils down to “tax-cutting Republican governors are awesome,” and you’re willing to cherry-pick statistics as needed to support the idea that tax-cutting Republican governors are awesome.

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