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Don't you have to do more work to make a claim about who is subsidizing who? How much does each state receive in federal grants and aid? And the guy in Texas h
by nsxwolf 9y ago
Don't you have to do more work to make a claim about who is subsidizing who? How much does each state receive in federal grants and aid?
And the guy in Texas has more money in his pocket than the guy in New Jersey no matter what. It's a weird thing to get hung up on. Nobody ever talked about the fairness of this deduction before. This was cooked up as a GOP talking point in some smoke filled room somewhere. Class envy as a Republican tactic is a curious development.
- briandear 9y agoFederal grants and aid is a seaparate issue. I’m Ron Swanson when it comes to that. I want a smaller federal government period. State and local governments should have the power.
- nsxwolf 9y agoIt's not a separate issue if someone is making the charge that he (a taxpayer from a state with no taxes) is subsidizing me (a taxpayer from a state with taxes) - when it could very well be the case that I'm actually still subsidizing him.
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