• somethingsnappy@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    They also take more federal spending than they pay in taxes. The states are on welfare, not just the people.

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      Red counties in Blue states are usually the ones taking more then giving also.

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        Kinda makes me think this is why they want to give more power to the Republicans because they are convinced it’s the people they elected who are sustaining them. When really they are the ones holding them down.