Red states need to support themselves, stop socialism! (Democrats, Republicans, statistics)

[Humanoid]

It is well known that a number of "red states" get more in federal tax dollars then they pay into the system. The funds largely come from "blue states" that get less federal tax dollars then they pay.

Obviously, this is a form of wealth distribution. And we don't want to be "distributors". So clearly, we should change the tax laws around so the "red states" receive less federal tax dollars.

Sound like a good plan? I hope McCain makes it part of his platform.


See, here for details:

TaxProf Blog: Red States Feed at Federal Trough, Blue States Supply the Feed

[18Montclair]

LOL...hillarious.

[quelinda]

drill baby drill
feed me dollars baby dollars
while i call you a socialist
and laugh all the way to the bank

Why is it that I find Republicans so incredibly hypocritical?

[sailordave]

Tell that to Louisiana whose oil revenues and leases went to the federal government.

[Tennis702]

Here's a 2005 statistics Flash link:

Federal Spending in Each State Per Dollar of Federal Taxes (http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/fedspend_per_taxesbystate-20071009.swf - broken link)

Here's a 2005 statistics PDF link:

Federal Spending in Each State Per Dollar of Federal Taxes (http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/fedspend_per_taxesbystate-20071009.pdf - broken link)

[sailordave]

Louisiana oil leases are not taxes however they still go to the federal government.

[Hasdrubal]

If the Blue States ceased to fund the Red ones, these would become third-world like in a few years.

[floridasandy]

what a joke that anybody is funding anybody. our country is broke and in debt and all of this present and future spending will not get us out of debt. (you can see my posts on the federal deficit or look it up yourselves).

[Hasdrubal]

Originally Posted by floridasandy

what a joke that anybody is funding anybody. our country is broke and in debt and all of this present and future spending will not get us out of debt. (you can see my posts on the federal deficit or look it up yourselves).

uh, are you questioning the fact that Blue States, which happen to be richer, give a boatload of money to the Red ones? who would give them relief after hurricanes and tornadoes?

[floridasandy]

Originally Posted by Humanoid

It is well known that a number of "red states" get more in federal tax dollars then they pay into the system. The funds largely come from "blue states" that get less federal tax dollars then they pay.

Obviously, this is a form of wealth distribution. And we don't want to be "distributors". So clearly, we should change the tax laws around so the "red states" receive less federal tax dollars.

Sound like a good plan? I hope McCain makes it part of his platform.


See, here for details:

TaxProf Blog: Red States Feed at Federal Trough, Blue States Supply the Feed

you do know that there are republicans and democrats in all of the states, don't you?