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   From: bax02_spamblock@baxcode.com   
      
   Jerry Ortiz  wrote in news:109hdbl$32434$1@dont-email.me:   
      
   > Chris Voigtlander wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 9/5/2025 12:39 PM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>> Chris Voigtlander wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 9/5/2025 9:38 AM, super70s wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Private prisons are some of the most mismanaged and violent   
   >>>>> prisons we have.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Private prisons are not comparable to schools. The prisoners are   
   >>>> not "consumers" of the prisons, and they do not have and should   
   >>>> not have any choice in which prison they are to serve their   
   >>>> sentences. The consumers of education services *should* have   
   >>>> choice in which schools they wish to use.   
   >>>   
   >>> They do... as long as they have enough money. The glory of   
   >>> capitalism, dontcha know.   
   >>>   
   >>> Public schools are for those who don't have enough money (although   
   >>> in my experience the public school I went to was top-notch).   
   >>>   
   >>> I suppose subsidizing private schools through vouchers is   
   >>> reminiscent of Nixon's "milk money", bailing out farmers, banks,   
   >>> and automakers, and other screw-ups. :-)   
   >>>   
   >>> Socialism!   
   >>   
   >>Do you consider SNAP, Section 8 and Medicaid to be subsidies for,   
   >>respectively, grocery stores, apartment building landlords and medical   
   >>service providers?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Stop the handouts, let the red state poor fend for themselves.   It's   
   > not like obtaining a gun is hard to do.   Besides, we need the tax   
   > cuts.   
   >   
   > Why are Red State Citizens Poorer, Less Educated, & Sicker than Blue   
   > State Citizens?   
   > Republicans worship cheap labor — and having a steady and reliable   
   > supply of cheap labor requires widespread poverty…   
   >   
   > One of the enduring mysteries of America is why the citizens of Red   
   > states are generally poorer, less educated, and sicker than the   
   > citizens of Blue states. To that question, I step up as your   
   > hierophant with an answer to this deep mystery that you may not have   
   > previously considered.   
   >   
   > First, that generalization is broadly true:   
   >   
   > — Blue states account for about 71 percent of America’s GDP, whereas   
   > Red states only produce 29 percent of our income and wealth.   
   > — The median family income in Blue states is $74,243. In Red states   
   > it’s $63,553. Individual states highlight the disparity: New Jersey’s   
   > median income is $89,703, while Mississippi’s is $49,111.   
   > — Counties that voted for Biden in 2020 are more diverse, being 35   
   > percent nonwhite compared to 16 percent nonwhite populations in   
   > counties that voted for Trump.   
   > — Counties that voted for Biden in 2020 are better educated, with 36   
   > percent of their population having some college education compared to   
   > Trump’s counties at 25 percent.   
   > — Residents of Blue states live 2.2 years longer, on average, than   
   > residents of Red states.   
   >   
   >   
   > Red States are true leaders on what it means to be an American!   
   >   
   > Republican-controlled Red states, almost across the board, have higher   
   > rates of:   
   >   
   > — Spousal abuse   
   > — Obesity   
   > — Smoking   
   > — Teen pregnancy   
   > — Sexually transmitted diseases   
   > — Abortion (at least before Dobbs; now it would be “forced births”)   
   > — Bankruptcies and poverty   
   > — Homicide and suicide   
   > — Infant mortality   
   > — Maternal mortality   
   > — Forcible rape   
   > — Robbery and aggravated assault   
   > — Dropouts from high school   
   > — Divorce   
   > — Contaminated air and water   
   > — Opiate addiction and deaths   
   > — Unskilled workers   
   > — Parasitic infections   
   > — Income and wealth inequality   
   > — Covid deaths and unvaccinated people   
   > — Federal subsidies to states (“Red State Welfare”)   
   > — People on welfare   
   > — Child poverty   
   > — Homelessness   
   > — Spousal murder   
   > — Unemployment   
   > — Deaths from auto accidents   
   > — People living on disability   
   > — Gun deaths   
   >   
   >   
   > https://hartmannreport.com/p/why-are-red-state-citizens-poorer-2ef   
   >   
      
    Imagine being so brainwashed   
      
   to despise liberals that as a result you hate   
   - Clean air   
   - Clean water   
   - Civil rights   
   - Emergency warning systems   
   - Foreign allies   
   - Education   
   - Economic stability   
   - Consumer protection   
   - Renewable energy   
   - Etc.   
   all because they're things liberals support.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)