Complete BS.
Complete BS.
---Although Alabama is a poor state, Republicans are trying hard to overcome the consequences of decades of Democrat rule. In fact, there are still quite a few Dems in our state government, though we ARE getting better, having presently and in the recent past gubernatorial elections elected a Republican. However, it is very difficult to overcome what was inherited from Democrats.
Actually, that is pretty truthful.
vaudine
Accept it as truthful with the following retort. The rich need to pay their fair share, Obama said so.
The Red States are, by and large, agricultural states. Their numbers reflect the Federal monies paid to farm interests.
The “blue” states tend to be the higher-cost-of-living states due to rampant state government regulation and spending (plus they tend to contain more urban centers). The way the progressive tax system works, living in a high-cost-of-living state disproportionally increases your effective tax rate for the same standard of living as a low-cost-of-living state.