Interesting, Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08

My experience with the recipients of these type of government handouts is that they are not exactly appreciative. More like demanding. Leeches.

 

I was a recipient of government handouts throughout my childhood. My apartment housing and utilities were heavily subsidized, my lunches at school were provided, my mother who was habitually unemployed received food stamps, and I received health care through medicaid (only real medical issue resulted from a broken arm). I lived in a predominantly Republican part of Ohio, and my benefits did not change throughout my childhood. The experience was markedly disadvantaged, yet I was grateful because I was not overlooked and left for what I was born into.

Today, I am a medical student at a top institution with a full tuition scholarship.
After hearing my story, would you still wish there were no government handouts?

 

So you work a lot with Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, SAIC, Honeywell, etc.?

 

Actually it could in theory change substantially, depending on where those people are.

And by the way - as has been chronicled many times - the overall spending per person by the federal government, vis a vis tax revenues - is heavily weighted in favor of rural areas - which is why red states are net siphons and blue states are net donors to federal revenues.

See above.

Let's unpack your puzzlement some more - what precisely was your expectation then and what data did you base this assumption on?

 

Again I'm going to ask you why you are suprised at this ratio, and precisely what data you based it on - we're on page 2 and we haven't figured it out yet.

It obviously motivated you to start a thread, but yet you won't discuss - what is the big secret?

 

They need to delete that button...for certain posters...:/

 

deepblue...don't you know that political corruption ended when obama was elected.

get with it my man.

 

Why would they build an additional subway line in manhattan when they can build a whole subway in Lufkin, Texas - the whole thing seems fishy to me...nay, surprising. The math just doesn't add up.

 

The subway in lufkin is terrible. Schlotsky's. Funny name.....serious sandwich.

 

Not very surprising.

I'm still waiting on a mathematical explanation from the wizard himself.

Somehow he must have activated the "Leave the thread" button.

 

I'm waiting on one from you too, which describes how 90% of a tax cut is > 100% of an identically sized portion of spending.

 

Yes, because that is EXACTLY what I was saying...

I pointed out the flaw in your argument, so to save face, you switch the subject. Oh how precious thy BBS reputation is.

 

which flaw were you referring to - elaborate.

 

OK - my argument is that urban areas with more people and more projects (which, happens to be a large part of the country are going to be better candidates to, and are more likely to receive stimulus money - as appropriated by congress- as there are more programs/projects ready tor receive this money, and because the sending of money to these areas would offer a greater economic benefit.

Why are you surprised by this?

You started the thread - you need to explain what your expectation was.

 

I'm glad a good post came out of this silly thread.

 

Obama/McCain counties warped to reflect population...