Posted on 11/04/2004 3:55:13 PM PST by veronica
Democratic party supporter Moby wants to split America into three nations, following George W. Bush's Nov. 2 victory over Sen. John Kerry in the presidential election.
The disappointed dance star concedes President Bush received the majority of votes nationwide, after claiming vast swathes of middle America and the Deep South -- but argues California and New York should be granted independence from Bush's administration, because they voted overwhelmingly in favor of Kerry.
"America is essentially a right-wing Republican country. We might resist this fact, but it is a fact. It's not a fact in Manhattan. It's not a fact in L.A. or San Francisco... but for 100 plus million people it's a fact," he said.
"We live in a divided country. Can't we have the breakaway republics of 'North-east-istan' (north-east Us) and 'Pacific-stan' (west coast)?
"Wouldn't the red (Republican) states be happier without us? We could still travel freely and trade freely with them, but can't we just leave?
"Then you could have 3 countries: Northeastistan - Pacificstan - Redstateistan."
Without the Red states, the Blue states would starve.
Without the Blue states, the Red states would do just fine.
Moby and Puffy are just now figuring out that they have cut their noses off to spite their face. That at least makes them smarter than the Dixie Twits. ;)
Blue States Make, Red States Take.
Here are the actual numbers on where federal dollars go. Choke on it, you stupid, impoverished bigots. And by the way: you're welcome for the handouts. We'll try to keep earning so you guys can, y'know, buy more stuff.
http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/09/red_states_feed.html
Monday, September 27, 2004
The Tax Foundation has released a fascinating report showing which states benefit from federal tax and spending policies, and which states foot the bill.
The report shows that of the 32 states (and the District of Columbia) that are "winners" -- receiving more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes -- 76% are Red States that voted for George Bush in 2000. Indeed, 17 of the 20 (85%) states receiving the most federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Red States. Here are the Top 10 states that feed at the federal trough (with Red States highlighted in bold):
States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:
1. D.C. ($6.17)
2. North Dakota ($2.03)
3. New Mexico ($1.89)
4. Mississippi ($1.84)
5. Alaska ($1.82)
6. West Virginia ($1.74)
7. Montana ($1.64)
8. Alabama ($1.61)
9. South Dakota ($1.59)
10. Arkansas ($1.53)
In contrast, of the 16 states that are "losers" -- receiving less in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes -- 69% are Blue States that voted for Al Gore in 2000. Indeed, 11 of the 14 (79%) of the states receiving the least federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Blue States. Here are the Top 10 states that supply feed for the federal trough (with Blue States highlighted in bold):
States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:
1. New Jersey ($0.62)
2. Connecticut ($0.64)
3. New Hampshire ($0.68)
4. Nevada ($0.73)
5. Illinois ($0.77)
6. Minnesota ($0.77)
7. Colorado ($0.79)
8. Massachusetts ($0.79)
9. California ($0.81)
10. New York ($0.81)
Two states -- Florida and Oregon (coincidentally, the two closest states in the 2000 Presidential election) -- received $1.00 in federal spending for each $1.00 in federal taxes paid.
Hmmp its been said that Our own President has his suits made by a frenchman, time to find a NEW tailor from the red states.
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