Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 02-15-2021, 05:47 AM
 
Location: Free State of Florida
25,777 posts, read 12,840,301 times
Reputation: 19350

Advertisements

This is an Associated Press article that was re-published in the Epoch Times.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-...ign=2021-02-15

Dems are trying to allocate monies unfairly to Blue States who have accumulated financial distress for years before Covid came into play. The Pubs want the money allocated based upon population, which would be fair, but the Dems will not play fair. Instead, they want to reward wasteful overspending, in States like Illinois, California, & New York.


Elections have consequences, so bend over Pubs, next come the massive tax hikes. Spend, then tax, is the process being put into place.

The Pubs do it too when they are in power, so its not a bi-partisan thing, each side just has different causes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 02-15-2021, 06:06 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
16,911 posts, read 10,598,766 times
Reputation: 16439
Yup. They tried this in the prior COVID bills but Trump said the money had to go to COVID-related things. I remember our governor Murphy was furious because he wanted to use it to bail out the failing pension. fund. I'm selfishly okay with this though. Otherwise Trenton would raise my state taxes. Now, I get a bail out from the rest of the states that voted for Biden. Thank you.
__________________
City Data TOS
Mod posts are in RED
Moderators for General Forums
Moderators for US and World Forums
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:07 AM
 
45,676 posts, read 24,030,238 times
Reputation: 15559
Quote:
Originally Posted by beach43ofus View Post
This is an Associated Press article that was re-published in the Epoch Times.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-...ign=2021-02-15

Dems are trying to allocate monies unfairly to Blue States who have accumulated financial distress for years before Covid came into play. The Pubs want the money allocated based upon population, which would be fair, but the Dems will not play fair. Instead, they want to reward wasteful overspending, in States like Illinois, California, & New York.


Elections have consequences, so bend over Pubs, next come the massive tax hikes. Spend, then tax, is the process being put into place.

The Pubs do it too when they are in power, so its not a bi-partisan thing, each side just has different causes.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, called the discussion spirited and said the past aid to local governments was insufficient, so more money was needed.

Do you read what you post?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:10 AM
 
Location: A Nation Possessed
25,775 posts, read 18,834,175 times
Reputation: 22624
Yeah, you know... just slip a couple hundred brief cases of Ben Franklins from the taxpayers under the table... (wink, wink)... it's cool. The unwashed masses are too stupid to notice or care.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:10 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
89,060 posts, read 44,866,510 times
Reputation: 13718
This is exactly why I retired early. The Fed Gov gets MUCH less tax revenue from me, now. To the millennial college grads who voted for this? Enjoy your higher tax bills. /snicker
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:12 AM
 
769 posts, read 1,007,585 times
Reputation: 1822
California has a massive surplus of around $15 billion.

It's actually red states, on average, that are net takers and the blue states are net givers to the fed.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-in-a-pandemic
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:13 AM
 
33,315 posts, read 12,546,342 times
Reputation: 14946
Quote:
Originally Posted by beach43ofus View Post
This is an Associated Press article that was re-published in the Epoch Times.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-...ign=2021-02-15

Dems are trying to allocate monies unfairly to Blue States who have accumulated financial distress for years before Covid came into play. The Pubs want the money allocated based upon population, which would be fair, but the Dems will not play fair. Instead, they want to reward wasteful overspending, in States like Illinois, California, & New York.


Elections have consequences, so bend over Pubs, next come the massive tax hikes. Spend, then tax, is the process being put into place.

The Pubs do it too when they are in power, so its not a bi-partisan thing, each side just has different causes.
Yep.

If Trump’s reaction to the November election had been less childish, perhaps the Georgia runoff elections would have had different outcomes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:18 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
89,060 posts, read 44,866,510 times
Reputation: 13718
Quote:
Originally Posted by CityLover9 View Post
California has a massive surplus of around $15 billion.

It's actually red states, on average, that are net takers and the blue states are net givers to the fed.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-in-a-pandemic
Do try to keep up...

California’s pension debt is harming teachers and students now—and it’s going to get worse - brookings.edu
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Vallejo
21,868 posts, read 25,167,969 times
Reputation: 19093
Quote:
Originally Posted by MJJersey View Post
Yup. They tried this in the prior COVID bills but Trump said the money had to go to COVID-related things. I remember our governor Murphy was furious because he wanted to use it to bail out the failing pension. fund. I'm selfishly okay with this though. Otherwise Trenton would raise my state taxes. Now, I get a bail out from the rest of the states that voted for Biden. Thank you.
Huzzah for the magical deficit spending. Oh how we have enjoyed you for the last 20+ years. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2021, 10:23 AM
 
5,986 posts, read 2,240,225 times
Reputation: 4622
What is the issue? We already bail out most red states through redistribuion of Taxes every year.

Imagine Kentucky getting mad at California for getting 1-time bailout when Kentucky takes California money every year just to feed its citizens.

I will respect the OP's concern once ALL states pull their weight first and stop draining the Blue states on the coast.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:00 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top