Gosh, you're dense. Hamas is receiving welfare, free money. The states and the people in the states pay gasoline and other taxes to Washington, who then attaches strings and sends it back.
Surely you can see the difference.
True conservatives don't believe the Federal gov't is the proper place to set policy on things like simple crimes. Find me an enumerated power that gives the Federal gov't the power to regulate intra-state criminal activity?
SD
Tax dollars are tax dollars.
Sure I see the difference you point out, but that difference does not change the similarities.
Dollars for actions. On that level they are just the same.
So now you want states to legislate their own?
Ok deal with the NH example earlier on in this thread.
Confucious say....be careful what you wish for.