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To: Fai Mao

Thank you-and I want gov Abbott to stay right here for another term-he is needed for the foreseeable future, as is AG Paxton. And there is no excuse for people to use a person’s disability to downplay their qualification for a job or political office-that is REAL discrimination. Gov Abbott is a paraplegic-he is not mentally retarded, is not mentally ill, and is not disabled by 2 major brain injuries, like FJB.

And you are spot on concerning the funding-considering how much we pay to the fed, I think our gov has shown remarkable restraint in how little of that amount he claws back into the state’s pocket. Drastically lower the taxes and then tell the fed to fo...


29 posted on 03/01/2024 1:59:04 PM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to sadldle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line...")
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To: Texan5; Fai Mao
I looked it up. This is but one reason why Texas will not secede.

 

Which states received the most money from the federal government?

The federal government provides funds through various overlapping programs. As a result, the proportion of federal aid in state revenues is determined by the combined funding received by both state and local governments.

In terms of overall aid, the five states which received the most federal aid were:

 

However, this report goes on to say that Texas is not all that depended on FedGov as are other states.

34 posted on 03/01/2024 2:32:43 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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