Rhode Island's Economy Is In All Kinds Of Trouble

http://www.businessinsider.com/rhode-island-economy-2012-8

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/24/nation/la-na-providence-teachers-20110225

Companies who've recently laid off workers there include Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Hasbro — and, last February, every teacher in Providence.

We asked to two Rhode Island economists why such a small state could have such massive problems, and they were unanimous in their response: the state has the same problems as other former industrial powerhouse states, but lacks the Rust Belt glamour and urgency to have done anything about it.