Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Trump Models U.S. Economy on Kansas. That’s a Mistake

The better choice is one of his favorite whipping boys, California, which has a balanced budget, rapid growth and industries of the future.  

Better than average.

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If you had to choose one state out of the 50 to use as a blueprint for America's future growth plan, which state would you select?

Let's add a wrinkle. There are two choices, Kansas or California, which my Bloomberg Opinion colleague Matthew Winkler wrote about the other day.