[Protagoras]

Maybe because the typical resident of Alaska or Idaho receives more in the form of Federal spending than he pays in taxes. In the Northeast, it's the other way around.

Sadly that's what this country has become. A nation of people trying to suck the government teat fast enough to get thier share of the milk. They have bought into the notion that wealth is going to be redistributed anyway so why fight it? Suck harder and make youself well instead of reclaiming our heritage of freedom. It's a sell out that almost no one recognises anymore. Sad

[Alberta's Child]

Hey, don't get me wrong. I think people in the Northeast deserve to get screwed because THEY are the ones who insist on electing politicians who are consistently in favor of high taxes.

Anyone who is dumb enough to vote for a thief deserves to have his pocket picked.