Sure Bubba, the red states wefare farm bill!
Poor angry little bubba can't get through his pointy little head that the farm subsidies are a progressive thing. Most are for the creation of ethanol to use as an oxygenate to reduce air pollution. Then add to that the bio diesel subsidies designed to wean us off of that evil petroleum and you have shown that majority of those BS farm subsidies are progressive initiatives.
Poor, poor angry propagandist. Still butthurt after watching his progressive candidates wiped from the slate in the last elections.
Got it Bubba, when your first right wing talking point gets destroyed go to your second. Shocking
Hint my posit was WHICH states suck off the teet of the federal Gov't!
Blue State, Red Face: Guess Who Benefits More From Your Taxes?
The results will stun many people, though not me: I’ve been telling my Tea Party relatives this for years. Here’s a list of the top 10 states that got the
most back in terms of federal benefits, followed by the bottom 10. I’ve added the reasons why, when they’re obvious, in the space to the right.
To save space below, “pension benefits” include both Medicare and Social Security; “anti-poverty aid” includes Head Start, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, Food Stamp and nutrition programs for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and several school-lunch-style benefits.
Top Ten (Source: Tax Foundation):
1.
New Mexico Indian reservations, military bases, federal research labs, farm subsidies, retirement programs
2.
Mississippi Farm subsidies, military spending,
nutrition and anti-poverty aid, retirement programs.
3.
Alaska Per capita No 1 recipient of federal benefits; infrastructure projects, DOT and pork projects.
4.
Louisiana Disaster relief, farm subsidies, anti-poverty and nutrition aid, military spending.
5. W. Virginia Farm subsidies, anti-poverty and nutrition aid.
6.
N. Dakota Farm subsidies, energy subsidies, retirement and anti-poverty programs, Indian reservations.
7.
Alabama Retirement programs, anti-poverty and nutrition aid, federal space/military spending, farm subsidies.
8.
S. Dakota Retirement programs, nutrition aid, farm subsidies, military spending, Indian reservations.
9.
Virginia Civil service pensions, military spending, veterans benefits, retirement, anti-poverty aid.
1
0. Kentucky Retirement programs, nutritional and anti-poverty aid, farm subsidies.
Now consider the bottom 10, i.e., the ones that give more to the federal government in taxes than they get in return. From 1 to 10, they are:
New Jersey, Nevada, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Illinois, Delaware, California, New York, Colorado.
Blue state red face Guess who benefits more from your taxes