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I had no idea so many cons were sucking from the government. No wonder Obama can't rebalance Bush's unbalanced budget.
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I had no idea so many cons were sucking from the government. No wonder Obama can't rebalance Bush's unbalanced budget.
Not counting the current dishonest campaign prop, here has been one (1) budget proposed in the last three years...It was shot down in the Senate 97-0.I had no idea so many cons were sucking from the government. No wonder Obama can't rebalance Bush's unbalanced budget.
Another liberal lie.*
"This article from USA Today compiled data showing which states had the highest per capita expenditures for every type of government-provided benefit and blue states top the list and red states made up most of the bottom 10.
New Yorkers lead pack in government benefits - USATODAY.com"
Top 10 - Most dependent on government aid
1 New York
2 West Virginia
3 Rhode Island
4 Maine
5 Pennsylvania
6 Massachusetts
7 Vermont
8 Kentucky
9 Michigan
10 Connecticut
Bottom 10 - Least dependent on government aid
41 South Dakota
42 Nebraska
43 Wyoming
44 Idaho
45 Georgia
46 Texas
47 Nevada
48 Virginia
49 Colorado
50 Utah
America's fiscal union: The red and the black | The Economist
Here's a start from a reputable source:
America's fiscal union
The red and the black
Aug 1st 2011, 16:16 by The Economist online
Where federal taxes are raised and spent
SOME American states receive more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes; others receive less.
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See the full data below:
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The article states "Where did these transfers come from? New York transferred over $950 billion to the rest of Americas fiscal union from 1990 to 2009. But relative to the size of its economy, Delaware made the biggest contribution, equivalent to more than twice its 2009 GDP. "
now isn't that special?
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Yes, even the much maligned California comes out ahead.
America's fiscal union: The red and the black | The Economist
Here's a start from a reputable source:
America's fiscal union
The red and the black
Aug 1st 2011, 16:16 by The Economist online
Where federal taxes are raised and spent
SOME American states receive more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes; others receive less.
![]()
See the full data below:
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The article states "Where did these transfers come from? New York transferred over $950 billion to the rest of Americas fiscal union from 1990 to 2009. But relative to the size of its economy, Delaware made the biggest contribution, equivalent to more than twice its 2009 GDP. "
now isn't that special?
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Yes, even the much maligned California comes out ahead.
America's fiscal union: The red and the black | The Economist
Here's a start from a reputable source:
America's fiscal union
The red and the black
Aug 1st 2011, 16:16 by The Economist online
Where federal taxes are raised and spent
SOME American states receive more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes; others receive less.
![]()
See the full data below:
![]()
The article states "Where did these transfers come from? New York transferred over $950 billion to the rest of Americas fiscal union from 1990 to 2009. But relative to the size of its economy, Delaware made the biggest contribution, equivalent to more than twice its 2009 GDP. "
now isn't that special?
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Yes, even the much maligned California comes out ahead.
Another liberal lie.*
"This article from USA Today compiled data showing which states had the highest per capita expenditures for every type of government-provided benefit and blue states top the list and red states made up most of the bottom 10.
New Yorkers lead pack in government benefits - USATODAY.com"
Top 10 - Most dependent on government aid
1 New York
2 West Virginia
3 Rhode Island
4 Maine
5 Pennsylvania
6 Massachusetts
7 Vermont
8 Kentucky
9 Michigan
10 Connecticut
Bottom 10 - Least dependent on government aid
41 South Dakota
42 Nebraska
43 Wyoming
44 Idaho
45 Georgia
46 Texas
47 Nevada
48 Virginia
49 Colorado
50 Utah
no source link?
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The reason most red states get more money form the federal government then they pay is because red states economies are so much shitter due to the implementation of conservative policies
How many times are we going to have a thread on this subject?
Here's a solution for you: abolish those welfare programs you despise so much.
Red states need more money because they are more backward.
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Red states need more money because they are more backward.
Voting is like driving a car....
Select (D) to go forward
Select (R) to go backwards
Red states need more money because they are more backward.
Voting is like driving a car....
Select (D) to go forward
Select (R) to go backwards
The sad part is that you think such "logic" is convincing.
Red states need more money because they are more backward.
Voting is like driving a car....
Select (D) to go forward
Select (R) to go backwards
I just saw a chart on TV that showed the majority of money from the government that helps people are from Social Security, Medicare and unemployment.
The majority of Americans receiving money from these three programs are "Republicans" over Democrats 23% to 17%. I'm still looking for the charts, but seriously, would it be a surprise? Look how "old" the Republican Party is.
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By Shankar Vedantam
If Democrats are the big spenders, why do Republican states get the money?
One of the co-chairmen of President Obama's bipartisan debt reduction council recently got in trouble for telling a women's advocacy group that Social Security had "reached a point now where it's like a milk cow with 310 million tits!"
If you guessed it was the Republican co-chairman and not the Democrat who said it, you would be rightit was former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpsonbut therein hangs a tale.
Republicans have a near monopoly on complaints about government spending. Dozens of new Tea Party candidates were elected to Congress on a promise to clean house. But data going back two decadesto stick to Simpson's crude metaphorshow the milk is mostly coming from Democratic states, and the sucking is being done by Republican states.
The "red" states up in arms about government spending receive the largest share of it. This is not a new finding, but research by economist Gary Richardson at the University of California-Irvine backs it up. Richardson provides insight into how the paradox came about and what it means for the future.
Maybe you should start reading some of the dreck you post as "evidence".
The government safety net was created to keep Americans from abject poverty, but the poorest households no longer receive a majority of government benefits. A secondary mission has gradually become primary: maintaining the middle class from childhood through retirement. The share of benefits flowing to the least affluent households, the bottom fifth, has declined from 54 percent in 1979 to 36 percent in 2007, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis published last year.
And as more middle-class families like the Gulbransons land in the safety net in Chisago and similar communities, anger at the government has increased alongside. Many people say they are angry because the government is wasting money and giving money to people who do not deserve it. But more than that, they say they want to reduce the role of government in their own lives. They are frustrated that they need help, feel guilty for taking it and resent the government for providing it. They say they want less help for themselves; less help in caring for relatives; less assistance when they reach old age.