In a post where he notes a state-level correlation between average IQ & average credit rating, AE writes:
The more intelligent the population, the more smoothly things run.
Keep this in mind as leftists continue to clamor for the unfettered flow of settlers into the US from double-digit IQ countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
An indebted, overdrafted, underfunded population is one that will give up power to the Imperial City in return for being bailed out and provided for.