Virginia and West Virginia Compared (Patreon)

Virginia and West Virginia Compared

Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the two virgins. Er, I mean, the two Virginias. Thanks again to Jacob Fridman for helping me research and write the script for this episode. He has been terrific, and please check out his podcast Gen Zers Talk Politics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen-zers-talk-politics/id1514983958 Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Unicorn Heads. Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Sources/further reading: https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/virginia https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/west-virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/VA,WV,US/PST045219 https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=poverty%20rate%20by%20state https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2019-median-household-income.html https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/compare/virginia.west-virginia https://www.forbes.com/places/va/?sh=6c5ce97e4d36 https://www.forbes.com/places/wv/?sh=365d48c3e14a https://taxfoundation.org/2020-sales-taxes/ https://taxfoundation.org/publications/state-individual-income-tax-rates-and-brackets/ https://www.businessinsider.com/state-median-age-map-2018-11 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/13/most-dangerous-states-in-america-violent-crime-murder-rate/40968963/ https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-how-much-money-each-state-spends-per-student/2019/06 https://www.businessinsider.com/presidents-birth-states-ranked-2018-8#pennsylvania-had-one-president-james-buchanan-11 https://starexponent.com/news/virginia-students-fare-above-average-on-the-nations-report-card/article_6e3f8c98-222a-5ed8-ac3b-5b9aba859fd9.html https://news.gallup.com/poll/12091/tracking-religious-affiliation-state-state.aspx https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/climates https://www.lva.virginia.gov/faq/va.asp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_Northern_Virginia https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/state-size-comparison/virginia-usa/west-virginia-usa https://wvtourism.com/almost-heaven-fun-facts-2/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Virginia-state/History https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Virginia/History https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=United%20States&g=0100000US https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/tbb-84-revised.pdf https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-05-22/west-virginia-population-downtick-is-largest-in-us https://ascendwv.com/ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/VA https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/WV https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/virginia/ https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/west-virginia/ https://datausa.io/profile/geo/virginia https://datausa.io/profile/geo/west-virginia Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. #westvirginia #virginia #compared Two bordering Southeastern states in these United States that uh...used to be one state! Overall, both states are definitely wonderful places. Virginia obviously has all the history and beauty. West Virginia clearly has the beauty, and might not look as good as Virginia based on this video, but... they’ll now pay you to move there. https://ascendwv.com/