Interesting today
 

Now, I am going to preference this by saying that I know zero about politics and there is probably some reason I have no idea about this but I heard today that this is a fact.

Blue states: For every dollar contributated to the government, they get less then 1 dollar back

Red States: For every dollar contributated to the government, they get 1.25 back.

This was some guy talking about Texas starting their own country or something and he was like "Fine"

Carry on....

It's actually preface. I'm going to preface this by saying.

Now that I'm the douche that corrected your grammar, I will say that many Texans wish Polk hadn't annexed the great state back in 1845.

NT

so, which is blue and which is red? i can never remember.

Red = Republican Blue = Democrat

Know which state is one of the highest per capita for taking free federal money?

Why, Sarah Palin's Alaska! ;)

Who used her state government (changed state law) to take money from a private corporation, and forced distribution of some of that private corp's profits to all Alaskan citizens?

Why, Sarah Palin!

Nick, That's signature worthy material right there my friend.

I didn't know she owned the state. Thanks for pointing that out.:eek:

She pretty much did when she forced a particular oil company - via state law - to disburse part of their profits to all Alaskans. You know, those checks for a couple thousand each Alaskan gets each year?

Alaska's population is the same as Louisville's. It is a meaningless stat.

And that sounds like she did pretty well for the people of the state...

Doesnt sound too "conservative" to me though. Republicans are still conservative right?

Yeah, if you are into that Socialist Communist thing of taking other people's hard-earned money, earned in their business, and disbursing it to the have-nots who have nothing to do with the business ;)

For Gods' sake, they live in Alaska!...They deserve a couple of thousand per year for that alone!:p

Not of my tax dollars ;)

they're not your damn tax dollars!

:zz: Yes, federal dollars spent come from our income tax dollars. I'm not talking about stealing the oil company profits. That's different. I'm talking about Alaska being one of the highest per capita receivers of our federal tax dollars.

Last I checked we live in a free country and if you want to become a resident of alaska and get all that free federal $ you are more than welcome to.

You aren't a resident of Alaska,are you? Then you don't qualify for that "gift"

I guess if you want to support those Communist-Marxist-AntiNative-Socialist-Liberal-leftist-free-ride-for-the-poor states, Sarah Palin's Alaska is what you want ;)

What I am saying is that we are doing the giving ;)

hasn't that been going on for years? certainly before palin took office.

Sure, it's been around for a while. But Palin got a nice, big extra disbursement approved.