I remember people saying that a decade ago... Red states are self interested and won't say no to handouts as long as they receive them. Blue states believe we

I remember people saying that a decade ago... Red states are self interested and won't say no to handouts as long as they receive them. Blue states believe we're "all in this together". So neither "side" has an incentive to raise the issue. Plus no one wants to be the guy who refused to help that poor down on their luck american who got their house blown away on the TV...