[Retired_Disabled_Military]

"Sure, it's Federal. They live in Mass and NY.

Now you're being disingenuous and deliberately obtuse.

You're not going to rattle a hard-core conservative/Republican like myself, but it is off the cuff, dismissive remarks that drive the fence sitters to vote Democrat, fearing the callousness of the far right wing and and presumed shallowness of conservatives in general.

[RightWhale]

The heirs receive the Federal stipend for service in the Revolutionary War. They were also given a few acres of farmland that they still farm. The stipend doesn't go as far as it used to, but do they complain? No.