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Red States (made of rural blocks) collect FAR more federal subsidies per capita than blue states. Practically every blue state contributes positively to the fed
by MacsHeadroom 4y ago
Red States (made of rural blocks) collect FAR more federal subsidies per capita than blue states. Practically every blue state contributes positively to the federal budget while practically every red state siphons federal funds, ie. "welfare."
- turdit2 4y ago
- Larrikin 4y agoWhat does looking at people on the sidewalk have to do with your point? Especially in a major city where there's a massive amount of different jobs with all kinds of different hours and days worked. If you want to stereotype you can make the exact argument about a rural trailer park.
- neilc 4y agoCurious if you have any evidence for that claim. Looking at https://www.card.iastate.edu/ag_policy_review/article/?a=107 https://www.card.iastate.edu/ag_policy_review/article/?a=107 (Figure 1) suggests that rural vs urban unemployment rates have historically been quite similar; if anything, unemployment rates in rural areas were slightly higher than in urban areas. That changed during COVID but that appears to be a historical anomaly.