How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Well there you have it, thanks.
Cali and NY alone account for as much as just about every red state on here.

But they don't take out more in welfare than they put in. They put in, nationally, more than they take out. They are not "welfare receiving state" - they are a "we pay the welfare for the other states" state. Other states that are poor live off them. And those are mostly Republican states.

The states who have the greatest living off the largess of others, living off government programs of welfare, food aid, Medicaid, taking out more than they put in, are the poorest states, and are those that tend to vote Republican.

Jesus said help thy neighbors. Give to the poor. Worry about the least of these. The red states, who happen to also be the most religious states, certainly willingly take welfare help from the rich states. And you know? We, as a country, should help our poor and starving. And it doesn't take religion, plenty of atheists are generous to those in need. There is nothing wrong with that. That is not evil, or bad. Welfare reform in the 1990's eliminated lifetime welfare "queens" (something created out of thin air by Ronald Reagan, btw, for a campaign theme)