Posted on 11/20/2004 11:35:26 PM PST by Borges
A Dichotomy in Two Colors by Christopher Westley
[Posted November 19, 2004]
Call it the mystery of the red and the blue.
After the presidential election, many have noticed the irony of how some of the more conservative, culturally red states seem to receive more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes. Meanwhile, some of the more liberal, culturally blue states seem to receive less in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes.
Youd think the supposedly anti-Washington reds should be blues and the supposedly pro-Washington blues should be reds. After all, the red states seem to benefit from federal spending, while the blue states seem to be harmed by it.
(Excerpt) Read more at mises.org ...
Ja! It is (How you say?) so confusink! De red and de blue. I mean, SO MANY COLORS! How amk I going to decide. Ja?
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