In a stroke of genius, the red states that want to secede from the union will solve the nations deficit and debt problems in just a few short years.
Other than Texas, all the states that want to secede, receive far more money in federal aid than they pay in taxes.
For every dollar they paid in federal taxes, Mississippi received $2.47, Alabama $2.03, South Carolina $1.92, Louisiana $1.45, Tennessee $1.30, $1.47, Oklahoma $1.48.
The Democrats are sure to go along with the secession plan because besides the fiscal benefits there would end up being a lot fewer red states, making it much easier for the Democrats to win national elections.
The fiscally conservative Republicans will be thrilled at so easily getting rid of the dependent victims who are mooching off federal dollars--they are essentially self-deporting.
There are side-benefits as well. All those auto plants in the south will no longer be required to compete with the wages of the unionized northern auto plants, so they'll be able to pay lower wages and sell vehicles more cheaply.
If all the seceding states want to form another country together, we can help them write a constitution that forbids a minimum wage, requires faith based math and science education (creationism required, evolution forbidden), is more explicit about weapons (no restrictions, no wondering what "a well regulated militia" means), permits segregation, and makes southern Baptist the official religion.
Let's work toward this win-win scenario and encourage these states to proceed with their secession plans.
SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:
>In a stroke of genius, the red states that want to secede from the union >will solve the nations deficit and debt problems in just a few short years.
>Other than Texas, all the states that want to secede, receive far more >money in federal aid than they pay in taxes.
>For every dollar they paid in federal taxes, Mississippi received $2.47, >Alabama $2.03, South Carolina $1.92, Louisiana $1.45, Tennessee $1.30, >$1.47, Oklahoma $1.48.
>The Democrats are sure to go along with the secession plan because >besides the fiscal benefits there would end up being a lot fewer red >states, making it much easier for the Democrats to win national elections.
>The fiscally conservative Republicans will be thrilled at so easily >getting rid of the dependent victims who are mooching off federal >dollars--they are essentially self-deporting.
>There are side-benefits as well. All those auto plants in the south will >no longer be required to compete with the wages of the unionized >northern auto plants, so they'll be able to pay lower wages and sell >vehicles more cheaply.
>If all the seceding states want to form another country together, we can >help them write a constitution that forbids a minimum wage, requires >faith based math and science education (creationism required, evolution >forbidden), is more explicit about weapons (no restrictions, no >wondering what "a well regulated militia" means), permits segregation, >and makes southern Baptist the official religion.
>Let's work toward this win-win scenario and encourage these states to >proceed with their secession plans.
ATTENTION< ATTENTION< ATTENTION. NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
A few PRIGATE CITIZENS in several states said they wanted to secece. So what?
Why all the fuss? NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
P.S. Despite all the hype, Texas is not allowed to secede, either.
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SMS wrote:
>In a stroke of genius, the red states that want to secede from the
>union will solve the nations deficit and debt problems in just a few
>short years.
>Other than Texas, all the states that want to secede, receive far
>more money in federal aid than they pay in taxes.
>For every dollar they paid in federal taxes, Mississippi received
>$2.47, Alabama $2.03, South Carolina $1.92, Louisiana $1.45,
>Tennessee $1.30, $1.47, Oklahoma $1.48.
>The Democrats are sure to go along with the secession plan because
>besides the fiscal benefits there would end up being a lot fewer red
>states, making it much easier for the Democrats to win national
>elections.
>The fiscally conservative Republicans will be thrilled at so easily
>getting rid of the dependent victims who are mooching off federal
>dollars--they are essentially self-deporting.
>There are side-benefits as well. All those auto plants in the south
>will no longer be required to compete with the wages of the unionized
>northern auto plants, so they'll be able to pay lower wages and sell
>vehicles more cheaply.
>If all the seceding states want to form another country together, we
>can help them write a constitution that forbids a minimum wage,
>requires faith based math and science education (creationism
>required, evolution forbidden), is more explicit about weapons (no
>restrictions, no wondering what "a well regulated militia" means),
>permits segregation, and makes southern Baptist the official religion.
>Let's work toward this win-win scenario and encourage these states to
>proceed with their secession plans.
All the money you save will be paid back to us for oil and food.
> In article <50a3b032$0$26826$742ec...@news.sonic.net>,
> SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>In a stroke of genius, the red states that want to secede from the union
>>will solve the nations deficit and debt problems in just a few short >>years.
>>Other than Texas, all the states that want to secede, receive far more
>>money in federal aid than they pay in taxes.
>>For every dollar they paid in federal taxes, Mississippi received $2.47,
>>Alabama $2.03, South Carolina $1.92, Louisiana $1.45, Tennessee $1.30,
>>$1.47, Oklahoma $1.48.
>>The Democrats are sure to go along with the secession plan because
>>besides the fiscal benefits there would end up being a lot fewer red
>>states, making it much easier for the Democrats to win national elections.
>>The fiscally conservative Republicans will be thrilled at so easily
>>getting rid of the dependent victims who are mooching off federal
>>dollars--they are essentially self-deporting.
>>There are side-benefits as well. All those auto plants in the south will
>>no longer be required to compete with the wages of the unionized
>>northern auto plants, so they'll be able to pay lower wages and sell
>>vehicles more cheaply.
>>If all the seceding states want to form another country together, we can
>>help them write a constitution that forbids a minimum wage, requires
>>faith based math and science education (creationism required, evolution
>>forbidden), is more explicit about weapons (no restrictions, no
>>wondering what "a well regulated militia" means), permits segregation,
>>and makes southern Baptist the official religion.
>>Let's work toward this win-win scenario and encourage these states to
>>proceed with their secession plans.
> ATTENTION< ATTENTION< ATTENTION. NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
> A few PRIGATE CITIZENS in several states said they wanted to secece. So > what?
> Why all the fuss? NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
> P.S. Despite all the hype, Texas is not allowed to secede, either.
To be technically correct the Gov of Texas has proposed that action in the recent past.
> Why all the fuss? NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
It's just amusing to see that the 47% that Romney was talking about are mostly the same people that are so upset about Obama's re-election. They didn't realize that he was talking about _them_!
> P.S. Despite all the hype, Texas is not allowed to secede, either.
True, but Texas does retain the right to split into multiple states, I think five. That would give then 5x the number of senators, and give control back to the Republicans, assuming all ten senators were Republicans.
> All the money you save will be paid back to us for oil and food.
Unlikely. The price of fuel and food are set by the commodities market. Besides the seceding states having lower wages and laxer environmental regulations (if any), they will still have to compete on the world market to sell their goods.
Remember, only the really lunatic red states are really interested in seceding, and there are a sufficient number of blue states and non-lunatic red states growing food and producing fuel.
It's all moot of course. None of these states want to secede, it's just a few attention-seeking morons making a lot of noise because they're upset that they didn't win. Ditto for all the threats to move to Canada or Australia, as if these countries would let in a bunch of poor, uneducated Americans to mooch off their socialized medicine system. Those countries may not give them free Reagan phones either (the free phone program was actually started by Reagan for landlines, and expanded to cell phones under W).
> ATTENTION< ATTENTION< ATTENTION. NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
> A few PRIGATE CITIZENS in several states said they wanted to secece. So what?
> Why all the fuss? NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
I know, but perhaps they should be encouraged to do so.
As a Californian, I'd be especially happy if those red states seceded. California is in eighth place in terms of paying the most federal taxes for the least return.
Of the 17 states that pay more taxes to the federal government than they receive in benefits, only one voted Republican this time, Texas.
Of the 20 states that receive the most federal benefits per dollar paid, 5 out of the top 20 are solid red. Romney didn't realize that the 47% reside in mainly red states, and that they actually _were_ voting for him. The red states also tend to be poorer (which is why they need more federal benefits) and more poorly educated (which is why they are red states). They survive on the largesse of the federal government. They aren't going anywhere.
>> ATTENTION< ATTENTION< ATTENTION. NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
>> A few PRIGATE CITIZENS in several states said they wanted to secece.
>> So what?
>> Why all the fuss? NO STATE HAS SAID IT WANTS TO SECEDE.
> I know, but perhaps they should be encouraged to do so.
> As a Californian, I'd be especially happy if those red states seceded.
> California is in eighth place in terms of paying the most federal taxes
> for the least return.
> Of the 17 states that pay more taxes to the federal government than they
> receive in benefits, only one voted Republican this time, Texas.
> Of the 20 states that receive the most federal benefits per dollar paid,
> 5 out of the top 20 are solid red. Romney didn't realize that the 47%
My mistake, it's 15 out of the top 20 that pay the least in taxes for the most federal benefits are solid red. 5 are blue. Doesn't seem to be much hope of the moochers actually seceding, unfortunately.
