There's a lot of federal activity in those high ratio states. Your chart has nothing to do with welfare as Allie stated.
NOt unless you accept the primise that in many cases that Federal activity is really welfare by another name, of course.
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There's a lot of federal activity in those high ratio states. Your chart has nothing to do with welfare as Allie stated.
If you think that military jobs are welfare then I suggest that you try one for a while.
conomic opportunities.
Those numbers also include military bases, FBIs, postal and transportation offices, border patrol, coast guard, weights and measures, records, mints, and a whole host of federal facilities that are actually mandated by the Constitution. They also contain IRS, forestry, prisons, NASA, and such which have been deemed necessary. Now if you want to talk about social programs alone, then by all means do so.
And how many of the top ten are blue?
Those numbers also include military bases, FBIs, postal and transportation offices, border patrol, coast guard, weights and measures, records, mints, and a whole host of federal facilities that are actually mandated by the Constitution. They also contain IRS, forestry, prisons, NASA, and such which have been deemed necessary. Now if you want to talk about social programs alone, then by all means do so.
The dems at federal level, dumbass, who leveled broad-brush legislation against the producers and landowners of the nation, shutting down logging and farming industries, stopping development in rural areas.
MI. is not a mecca of tourism that the average person that visits the United States thinks about when they visit the United States. I'm quite sure, and sadly one the of the first thoughts that come to mind is Disney World in Fl. or Disneyland. I don't see a booming tourism industry heading to Detroit anytime soon. The last 3 mayors of that city have destroyed it completely. It's a real shame too, because Detroit can be a wonderful city and has soo much to offer too. This thread that tries to compare a red state to a blue state makes me laugh though, each state has it's own unique problems and it seems to me rather than this US and THEM attitude we would all serve one another better if we had an US attitude. The data thats been presented in this thread so far tells me that the number of so called "red states" and "blue states" are pretty even in the claims made here. I wonder, if a red state becomes blue or a blue state becomes red then do they automatically become better in the eyes of some because they now are towing the line? So with that, I will say, I'm happy for those that love where they live as do I, but if you honestly have an issue with another state be it red or blue that bothers you so much, then I suggest you move there and make a difference in that state or at the very least take the time to visit before making blanket assumptions about any state.
Amen brother! Every invention, all the smart people, the best schools, the big industries, etc. come from Blue states.
Is this fact or opinion? If fact, could you post a link. I find it hard to believe that every invention and every smart person came from a "Blue" state unless you are saying every state is a "Blue" state.
What is the definition of a Blue state? Is it based upon a point in time event?
Wrong! Mayor Archer was a great man. Too good for the city of Detroit. But they have 4 great professional money making sports teams and 3 big casinos. People come to Detroit. And Michigan is much more than Detroit. People go to Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, etc. We have A LOT of tourism. Did I say Detroit or Michigan. Anyways, we get our share of tourism. And people in Europe know us because of the Bad Boys 1988-1989. It was the first time the NBA finals were aired in Europe so they love the Pistons.
Florida has been blue for 16 years at least. Gore and Kerry won Florida, IMO. Same with Ohio.
If you think that military jobs are welfare then I suggest that you try one for a while.
Bite me asshole.
I have my DD 214.
Ya know...the thought just occured to me.
the answer to why Blue states are doing better is probably health and nuitrition
The the Blue states is better off because we have the majority of this nation's Jewish Delis.
The Red states are places where grits and ocra are served.
This cannot be a coincidence.
so does okra