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   From: nsmontassoc@yahoo.com   
      
   On 6/18/2012 9:35 AM, kady wrote:   
   > On 06/18/2012 11:27 AM, Bob Eld wrote:   
   >> On 6/18/2012 2:09 AM, Mal wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> A compact of many nations where the whole is only as strong as the   
   >>> absolute weakest part at any given time.   
   >>>   
   >>> see: suicide pact   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> That makes the US as a whole as strong as Mississippi! Good call ya'all.   
   >>   
   >> It is true that blue states like California, New York and Massachusetts   
   >> pay a lot more into the Fed government per capita than red states do   
   >> supporting the ignorant republicans in those places. Is that fair?   
   >   
   > Is the FACT fair? Facts are always fair. The conclusions derived from   
   > facts, however, may not be.   
   >   
   > If you look at the southern tier of red states, generally speaking, the   
   > more industrialized the economy, the lower this disparity. For example.   
   > the red state with the most industrialized economy, Texas, contributes   
   > more to the government that it receives. 80% of Texas' population lives   
   > in urban ares.   
   >   
   > The fact simply tells us if a state's economy is slanted towards   
   > rural/agriculture (which is not a high wealth creating activity) or   
   > urban/industrial (which contains many high wealth creating activities.   
   > It tells us nothing about the politics of the state.   
   >   
   > Kady   
   >   
      
   Wrong, it does tell us about the politics of the state with few   
   exceptions, very few. Texas is nearly at par (.94) meaning they receive   
   and pay out about the same amount. Some red states like Alaska receive   
   twice as much as they pay back and the blue states carry the load. It's   
   hard to argue with. Those complaining the most about the Federal   
   government being too big with too much taxation are those sucking its   
   tits the most. Go figure.   
      
   Here's a list:   
   http://visualizingeconomics.com/2010/02/17/federal-taxes-paidrec   
   ived-for-each-state/#.T9-QCfXLdm4   
      
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