[Vision2020] Feeding Habits in Red and Blue States

[Tom Hansen]

Nick -

 

There is an old saying that seems quite appropriate.

 

"If you want to live like a Republican, vote for a Democrat."

 

Democrats tend to build and save for tomorrow while Republicans use and
abuse the resources of today.

 

Tom "49er" Hansen

 

We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are
dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all
exist very nicely in the same box. 

  _____  

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Nick Gier
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 1:30 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Feeding Habits in Red and Blue States

 

Dear VisionHeads:

Pat Kraut has told us at least twice that people live in Blue States because
of the hand outs, so here is your answer, Pat.  I've sent the following
letter to local papers:

To the Editor:

A recent book "The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro" by John Sperling puts the
lie to comments that people live in Blue States because of government
handouts there.  Contrary to widespread belief, no more than six percent of
Americans were ever on Aid to Dependent Children, the main federal program.

Here are some of Sperling's points:

*       The Red States have 35 percent of the population and 50 senators,
while the Blue States have 65 percent of the population and 50 senators. 

  *     Subsidized industries (agriculture, oil, gas, etc.) dominate in the
Red States and nonsubsidized manufacturing, financial and information
services dominate in the Blue States. 

       *        The Reds pay 29 percent of federal tax while the Blues pay
71 percent.
       *        From 1991 to 2001 the Reds received $800 billion more in
goods, services, and cash from the feds than it paid in taxes, while the
Blues paid the feds $1.4 trillion.
       *        The Reds have produced 23 Nobel Laureates in science and
economics, while the Blues have given us 235.
       *        In 2004 39 states gave Kerry 1.5 million more votes than
Bush, while 11 states (the heart of the Confederacy) gave 5 million more
votes to Bush.
       *        Check this graphic that shows the 2004 vote adjusted for the
size of Red and Blue populations: users.moscow.com/ngier/home/red&blue.htm. 

John Edwards was correct to speak about two Americas, one that feeds at the
federal trough and one that thanklessly fills the trough.

Nick Gier, Moscow

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20041110/c77c18ed/attachment.htm