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madville

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2. The House decides where to appropriate federal tax dollars
Fri Dec 13, 2019, 09:27 PM
Dec 2019

Are you saying federal income tax dollars collected from individual US citizens in a rich populous state shouldn’t be redistributed to less populated and poorer states for the greater overall good of all citizens?

America *IS* theirs Skittles Dec 2019 #1
Their country is one who defers to russia over American intel, one who locks brown children onecaliberal Dec 2019 #3
you're lumping everyone living in red states Skittles Dec 2019 #29
I never said it was simple, only that I am completely over it. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #31
Would be appropriate to allocate senators by population as well. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2019 #28
yeah, tempting fix. like- allocate a 3rd senator to the 10 most populace states. mopinko Dec 2019 #34
The House decides where to appropriate federal tax dollars madville Dec 2019 #2
Please tell me where I said tax dollars should not be redistributed? onecaliberal Dec 2019 #4
Every US citizen has equal claim to this country madville Dec 2019 #6
They shouldn't have MORE say than people in populous states. But they DO. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #7
+1000 UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #38
I think one could say you reap what you sow. If you are a state such as Alabama and your state juxtaposed Dec 2019 #5
Yup. Let them live in the America they profess to love and see how they like it. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #17
When those states decry the poor for not pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, yes! TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #20
There was quote from U. S. Grant in the book A Warning. I gave the book to someone doc03 Dec 2019 #8
California is not currently a donor state. stopbush Dec 2019 #9
Yes it is onecaliberal Dec 2019 #11
Depends on where you get your data. progressoid Dec 2019 #18
Nope. My info is from 2019. Yours is from 2017. stopbush Dec 2019 #24
+10 Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #27
Bullshit. denbot Dec 2019 #12
We need a Transfer Payment Equalization Act. roamer65 Dec 2019 #10
Exactly. I'm tired of carrying these Ass backwards states. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #16
Oh my goodness. Tipperary Dec 2019 #22
I want equal representation. No state should have more representation than another. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #23
Yes I know there are Dems in these states. I guess there were anti-Nazis in Germany as well but I Pepsidog Dec 2019 #25
California? TruckFump Dec 2019 #13
Abolish the Electoral College! BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #14
Hitler took power The Wizard Dec 2019 #19
Great Post. Absolutely spot on. I'm sick of it as well. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #15
The heavily populated states need more house seats...flush electoral college. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #21
BEAR FLAG REPUBLIC RandySF Dec 2019 #26
If you go, then we are joining the Canadian confederation. roamer65 Dec 2019 #35
Let's invite Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and British Columbia to join us. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #36
British Columbia would be a Canadian matter. roamer65 Dec 2019 #37
Thank you! I'm sick and tired of it too. Lady_Chat Dec 2019 #30
Back to 1848? onecaliberal Dec 2019 #32
NOT 35 million, nearly 40 million! CreekDog Dec 2019 #33
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