Ravenwood - 11/10/04 06:45 AM
In their argument for secession, some democrats are actually trying to make the case that blue states are overtaxed compared to the social benefits they receive.
The idea isn't just a joke; one top Democrat says, "The segment of the country that pays for the federal government is now being governed by the people who don't pay for the federal government."While I think that's fundamentally incorrect, it's funny to hear the party that ran on a platform for higher taxes turn around and bitch about paying too much tax.
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It's true that the blue states are getting a lower percentage of their money back - but damned few of us are gaining overall from federal redistribution.
Posted by: markm at November 10, 2004 12:35 PMmy state just wasted $18,000,000,000 on the BIG DIG project. the state is run by liberals. it was out-lawed for non-union shops to work on the project.
it may take $10,000,000,000 more to fix the problem.
anyone in a red state want to swap??????
Actually, the bulk of the Big Dig was paid for by the fed.
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