The States: Where We Wish Texas Would Secede Already

[SJHovey]

The USAF parks a large number of bombers at their Minot base.

Yeah, that's what I wondered, is whether it's related to the two large air bases.

Obviously there aren't a lot of tax dollars sent to Washington from North Dakota citizens, since there aren't any people. Furthermore, farmers are sort of notorious for shrinking their taxable income near year end through various methods. Thus, any money we receive back in the form of federal aid is going to seem like a lot compared with what the citizens sent in, but it appears that a relatively small portion (relative to other states) is necessary to meet revenue needs for the state budget.

[busterman62]

The stupidest and most vicious people in the country are now knob polished by the Republican party. I'm sure Hovey, Buster and our other resident conservatives can tell us how this is good governance.

The only good thing about conservatives is they give us a window on how people could have defended all the reactionary crimes of history. I am certain the same arguments and excuses were used, because it is always the same morally and mentally crippled mindset.

Good governance? It's from Ohio. That immediately makes it an oxymoron.

In case you're interested, if I had my way, all the aborted tissue would be sent to any institution doing fetal tissue research or to those who would like to but are now not allowed to do so.

I believe it was one of those posters who said people’s comments on this board were the reason the country was in such bad shape.

Instead of, you know, their party politics. Teddy thinks the rhetoric is the issue too!

https://mobile.twitter.com/UrbanAchi...53239355068426

state GOP exec in Texas suggests Romney should be beheaded

https://mobile.twitter.com/scottbrad...80262277722112

Sorry. I can't ever recall saying anything even close to that. Now, I am getting older (and at my age the best thing about getting older is that you still can) so my memory isn't what it used to be. If you can find a post where I said something to that effect (and since I average a post about every three days or so it shouldn't be too hard to find), I will be happy to provide you with a mea culpa and an apology for suggesting that you get your facts straight.

[bronconick]

So Pennsylvania's Senate is going stupid today, while the GOP attempts to steal a State Senate seat that's been certified all the way to the PA Supreme Court. Trump has destroyed our republic.

[Kepler]

So Pennsylvania's Senate is going stupid today, while the GOP attempts to steal a State Senate seat that's been certified all the way to the PA Supreme Court. Trump has destroyed our republic.

Not Dump per se. The GOP and the Right in general have always had fascist leanings -- it is intrinsic within conservatism. Dump just showed they can be as brazen as they want and there won't be any consequences because there is literally no level below which a Republican voter will not sink.

In a way these mini-coups are a testament to our egalitarianism, just as Dump's election was. This filth will have a voice no matter how vicious and stupid they are. There is no Illuminati Conspiracy to save us from them. Whatever balls the Deep State had in Dallas 1963 are long gone.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Nebraska gov says undocumented workers can’t get vaccine.

jfc

https://mobile.twitter.com/reedgalen...61364689448960

[BassAle]

Yeah, that's what I wondered, is whether it's related to the two large air bases.

Obviously there aren't a lot of tax dollars sent to Washington from North Dakota citizens, since there aren't any people. Furthermore, farmers are sort of notorious for shrinking their taxable income near year end through various methods. Thus, any money we receive back in the form of federal aid is going to seem like a lot compared with what the citizens sent in, but it appears that a relatively small portion (relative to other states) is necessary to meet revenue needs for the state budget.

federal farm bail outs & subsidies become income for farmers, which they pay income tax on (or buy goods with and pay sales tax). This is not factored into your 19% but still contributes to your state's budget indirectly (that 19% probably consists of direct payments from the feds to the state, like medicare funding, highway funding, etc)

Maine gets more federal money back than it pays in. A lot of that is due to multi-billion dollar contracts at Bath Iron Works to build destroyers (but we're also the oldest state, so there are lots of Medicare and Social Security dollars flowing in). We're pretty big moochers for a blue state

[Kepler]

but we're also the oldest state

Huh, I did not suspect this. I'd have guessed MT, ND, maybe IA, KS, or NE. I'd never have put ME on that list.

[SJHovey]

Huh, I did not suspect this. I'd have guessed MT, ND, maybe IA, KS, or NE. I'd never have put ME on that list.

ND is actually a pretty young state, with the % of people over 65 down near the bottom in the list of states. https://www.prb.org/which-us-states-are-the-oldest/


Now, I'm sure rufus will be along shortly to claim that's because we killed them all with Covid. My hunch is that it has something to do with the idea that once you've lived in ND for 65 years and finally reach retirement age, you reach the conclusion there might be somewhere warmer on the planet in which to reside.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

ND is actually a pretty young state, with the % of people over 65 down near the bottom in the list of states. https://www.prb.org/which-us-states-are-the-oldest/

Makes sense...ND is farms, oil fields, Fargo, and a bunch of college towns where most graduates don't stick around, from what I remember

[SJHovey]

Makes sense...ND is farms, oil fields, Fargo, and a bunch of college towns where most graduates don't stick around, from what I remember

You forgot The Tree.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

You forgot The Tree.

True, it's probably what keeps people living there for as long as they do. :-D

[Handyman]

Good governance? It's from Ohio. That immediately makes it an oxymoron.

In case you're interested, if I had my way, all the aborted tissue would be sent to any institution doing fetal tissue research or to those who would like to but are now not allowed to do so.




Sorry. I can't ever recall saying anything even close to that. Now, I am getting older (and at my age the best thing about getting older is that you still can) so my memory isn't what it used to be. If you can find a post where I said something to that effect (and since I average a post about every three days or so it shouldn't be too hard to find), I will be happy to provide you with a mea culpa and an apology for suggesting that you get your facts straight.

Yeah while you are conservative I never got you as being THAT conservative. I tend to avoid the abortion debate though so I assumed you said something in that thread I didnt read.

[Handyman]

So Pennsylvania's Senate is going stupid today, while the GOP attempts to steal a State Senate seat that's been certified all the way to the PA Supreme Court. Trump has destroyed our republic.

Would You Like To Know More

[aparch]

Pennsylvania GOP setting a dangerous precedence by denying the swearing in of a new State Representative because they don't like that he's a democrat that won by 60 votes.

https://twitter.com/PittsburghPG/sta...40173690101760

[Handyman]

Look at the post right above yours ;^)