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Don't bother trying to give conservatives facts, it just confuses them.

You heard me.

"Red states generally receive more federal spending than they pay in taxes. In 2005, Alaska received $1.84 in spending for every $1 paid in taxes). Other red states fared just as well, for instance: North Dakota ($1.68 ), Alabama ($1.66), Kentucky ($1.51), Oklahoma ($1.36). Blue states tend to pay more in taxes than they receive in spending, for instance: Connecticut (received $0.69 for every $1 in taxes paid), Illinois ($0.75), California ($0.78 ), New York ($0.79). In 2012, the New York Times published an eye-opening study revealing that Americans in conservative parts of the country — including the voting bases of the most anti-government Tea Party candidates — use more government benefits (including Medicare and Social Security and unemployment insurance) than more liberal parts of the nation

Blue state taxes are literally subsidizing red state schools and roads while red states complain about taxes and government."

Here's the full article, for your enjoyment, you republican commies:

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/05/why_sarah_palin_should_endorse_obama/

Dizziz your bm handle is appropriate you are officially "more ignernt than the other dumbphuk known as the jimster"! Kudo's DUMBASS! Actually you are the poster child as to why OBUMMER won!:wink:

You heard me.

"Red states generally receive more federal spending than they pay in taxes. In 2005, Alaska received $1.84 in spending for every $1 paid in taxes). Other red states fared just as well, for instance: North Dakota ($1.68 ), Alabama ($1.66), Kentucky ($1.51), Oklahoma ($1.36). Blue states tend to pay more in taxes than they receive in spending, for instance: Connecticut (received $0.69 for every $1 in taxes paid), Illinois ($0.75), California ($0.78 ), New York ($0.79). In 2012, the New York Times published an eye-opening study revealing that Americans in conservative parts of the country — including the voting bases of the most anti-government Tea Party candidates — use more government benefits (including Medicare and Social Security and unemployment insurance) than more liberal parts of the nation.

Blue state taxes are literally subsidizing red state schools and roads while red states complain about taxes and government."

Here's the full article, for your enjoyment, you republican commies:

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/05/why_sarah_palin_should_endorse_obama/

This is making me laugh... It reminds of the story about the guy who went to a magic show and swore that no hypnotist could put him under. He got called up and went along with the act... and sat back down with full confidence that he was coherent. Indeed he was. Later the next day, People asked him why he kept giving his hair a brush-off with his hand.... He replied, Cause I'm trying to knock this chicken off my forehead....



And such are the Dems and libs... You guys are 'under and you don't even know you are. ..

Red states PAID for the Benefits they DERIVE from the taxes. WHereas a boatload of worthless, unemployed libs dont PAY SHEEUT and they still enjoy the benefits....that REDs PAID FOR.

Don't you guys ever feel guilty about that...Have you NO SELF ESTEEM??? DO YOU NOT HAVE an OUNCE of pride inside???

You heard me.

"Red states generally receive more federal spending than they pay in taxes. In 2005, Alaska received $1.84 in spending for every $1 paid in taxes). Other red states fared just as well, for instance: North Dakota ($1.68 ), Alabama ($1.66), Kentucky ($1.51), Oklahoma ($1.36). Blue states tend to pay more in taxes than they receive in spending, for instance: Connecticut (received $0.69 for every $1 in taxes paid), Illinois ($0.75), California ($0.78 ), New York ($0.79). In 2012, the New York Times published an eye-opening study revealing that Americans in conservative parts of the country — including the voting bases of the most anti-government Tea Party candidates — use more government benefits (including Medicare and Social Security and unemployment insurance) than more liberal parts of the nation

Blue state taxes are literally subsidizing red state schools and roads while red states complain about taxes and government."

Here's the full article, for your enjoyment, you republican commies:

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/05/why_sarah_palin_should_endorse_obama/

Dizziz your bm handle is appropriate you are officially "more ignernt than the other dumbphuk known as the jimster"! Kudo's DUMBASS! Actually you are the poster child as to why OBUMMER won!:wink:

I'm ignorant? That's fine, that's okay. I posted facts. All you can do is call me ignorant. Maybe I'm ignorant. My facts are cold. How about responding to my facts, if you can? I'll be making popcorn, this should be amusing.

You know you little wet behind the ears PUNK! Your WAYYYyyyy out of your league here! Don't let that discourage you though! I commend for trying! NOW I am going to tell you why "your facts" are so full of hole's! YOUR FACTS are about how much of the BLUE states vs. RED states get money from the gubment! Now go do your homework to determine how much YOUR beloved Blue states pay to the gubment per populace vs. red states. You got to "I SAY YOU GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME WHEN I'M TALKIN TO YOU BOY"! The government doesn't do SH!T to earn money, they call it "generating revenue" = taxes! Now go do your homework and learn a little about humility cause I'm tired and going to bed! You little punk ass bitch

Red states PAID for the Benefits they DERIVE from the taxes. WHereas a boatload of worthless, unemployed libs dont PAY SHEEUT and they still enjoy the benefits....that REDs PAID FOR.

You didn't read, did you?

RED states receive MORE benefits than they PAID for. BLUE states PAY FOR more benefits than they RECEIVE.

Hows that chicken working out for ya? lol!

This entire argument is ridiculous. It's completely irrelevant who pays more or less for any of this stuff. What is important is the perception that people have of people who are receiving aid. While there may be a percentage of people who are ripping off the system, and who knows what that percentage really is, what's disturbing to me is the amount of prejudging. My son, for example, looks perfectly normal to the uninitiated. He's receiving thousands of dollars of aid per month. He looks like somebody who could rip your head off, but he's actually quite helpless. The federal government has made great strides in recent years to reduce the amount of abuse in the welfare system, so much so that there's a small fraction (way under 10%) now abusing the system. The vast majority who receive food stamps need them to SURVIVE, literally. I'm self-employed. My gross sales in 2011 was HALF what it was in 2010. I haven't applied for food stamps, but I'm going to look into it, and if I qualify I'll be grateful to have them. I wouldn't be embarassed and I'm happy that federal aid is available to those that need it, so I simply say STOP prejudging, don't begrudge anybody. You don't know their circumstances in life. And for crying out loud this red state/blue state talk is inane, meaningless, nonsense. It doesn't prove a damn thing. We're all in this together and need to work out a pragmatic way to KEEP the safety net for people who really need it.

This entire argument is ridiculous. It's completely irrelevant who pays more or less for any of this stuff. What is important is the perception that people have of people who are receiving aid. While there may be a percentage of people who are ripping off the system, and who knows what that percentage really is, what's disturbing to me is the amount of prejudging. My son, for example, looks perfectly normal to the uninitiated. He's receiving thousands of dollars of aid per month. He looks like somebody who could rip your head off, but he's actually quite helpless. The federal government has made great strides in recent years to reduce the amount of abuse in the welfare system, so much so that there's a small fraction (way under 10%) now abusing the system. The vast majority who receive food stamps need them to SURVIVE, literally. I'm self-employed. My gross sales in 2011 was HALF what it was in 2010. I haven't applied for food stamps, but I'm going to look into it, and if I qualify I'll be grateful to have them. I wouldn't be embarassed and I'm happy that federal aid is available to those that need it, so I simply say STOP prejudging, don't begrudge anybody. You don't know their circumstances in life. And for crying out loud this red state/blue state talk is inane, meaningless, nonsense. It doesn't prove a damn thing. We're all in this together and need to work out a pragmatic way to KEEP the safety net for people who really need it.

I understand the frustration of this endless back-and-forth of the same old arguments between liberals and "conservatives". It is beyond tiresome.

Barrack Obama said in his acceptance speech that we are not a collection of red & blue states, that we are the UNITED States of America. But, "conservatives" never seem to understand this. They're on an endless quest to screw everybody else, at any cost. Reasoned arguments don't matter to them. Facts don't matter to them. They just keep going in circles, and drag us along. If Dizz wants to bang heads with them, let him. MAYBE someone will get something out of it. The election is over. We had some success. But, how much will really change? Anything?

Is it really asking too much to have freedom AND security for all?
Is it really asking too much to have fewer billionaires if we can have less poverty?
Is it really necessary to have endless wars and government power-grabs?
IMO the only things wrong with America are misplaced priorities and mass-misiniformation.

It's an argument. Just the wrong one;

We could readily afford many more social aid programs (including small business incentives) with the wealth that this country creates... but not when it gets bilked from the coffers first!

The military/security industrial complex and and banking /finance and insurance corporatives don't leave any leftover for us.

(in 1990 the entire years' welfare budget was the equivilant of... one hour of pentagon spending for that same year)

(The military left EVERYTHING in Iraq when they pulled out... so "we" could pay to replace every single item)

So you can left right red blue all you want... because that's exactly what they want you to do = divide/distract/conquer!


P.S. that's the last bit of politics you'll hear out of me.
I don't like to duel with the unarmed

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This entire argument is ridiculous. It's completely irrelevant who pays more or less for any of this stuff. What is important is the perception that people have of people who are receiving aid. While there may be a percentage of people who are ripping off the system, and who knows what that percentage really is, what's disturbing to me is the amount of prejudging. My son, for example, looks perfectly normal to the uninitiated. He's receiving thousands of dollars of aid per month. He looks like somebody who could rip your head off, but he's actually quite helpless. The federal government has made great strides in recent years to reduce the amount of abuse in the welfare system, so much so that there's a small fraction (way under 10%) now abusing the system. The vast majority who receive food stamps need them to SURVIVE, literally. I'm self-employed. My gross sales in 2011 was HALF what it was in 2010. I haven't applied for food stamps, but I'm going to look into it, and if I qualify I'll be grateful to have them. I wouldn't be embarassed and I'm happy that federal aid is available to those that need it, so I simply say STOP prejudging, don't begrudge anybody. You don't know their circumstances in life. And for crying out loud this red state/blue state talk is inane, meaningless, nonsense. It doesn't prove a damn thing. We're all in this together and need to work out a pragmatic way to KEEP the safety net for people who really need it.

Bob,

As a conservative (I'm a conservative only to people, who are frightened of working hard) .....

If you need to collect stamps... That doesn't offend me at all... You are seemingly , a responsible man, who works for a living, provides for his family and doesn't dead-beat on his kids... If you need food stamps brother, By all means, grab as many as you can.. Get all the federal aid you can . If we were close pals, I'd be inclined to drop some cash in your hand , Cause I do that for friends) ...

WHat I cant (and wont ) do, is support lazy, worthless dead-beat losers . America is full of em. They are a drain on the goodwill of others. They give nothing back (except ideological lip service...and most of the time they cant even get that right.) They are essentially, Takers. My problem With the leadership in DC is that it enables these assholes. I get in trouble i f I choose to beat the sh*t out of them for car jacking me. What pisses me off the most... is the peanut Gallery of bleeding hearts who pretend to be compassionate, and give a pass to these assholes, because they are fearful of being 'thought of as 'right-wing' They are so Fkn stupid and vain, that in some states, they pass laws that say it's okay to suck a dick in Disneyland but its not okay to smoke a cigar in a bar. How fkn retarded is that...

this of course is an article to generate class envy out of guilt,
looking at a set of statistics without context give you the opportunity to make up any story you want and use them as a basis.

the red states as you call them are predominately resource states, alaska being a prime example.
if you go back and calculate in things like farm subsidies and oil royalties you see the cost and expense system of lower populated areas.
the truth is the large population centers consume vast quantities of food and fuel.
in many cases way more than their ability to pay for them
alaska generates revenue way in excess of the per capita.
if iowa received an just share of the money generated by the corn they grow
they would all be millionaires and you Dorito munchers would be on the brink of starvation.
silly liberal consumer guilt is at the heart of this rag, nothing more.