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2010-03-01 Home Front: Politix

Bluest states also most in debt, highly unionized and solidly Democrat (But that's all coincidental, right?)

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Posted by Fred 2010-03-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Sarah Brightman

There violins for all the "Blue States"... time to get real children, your politics brought your states to economic failure. You can't have it all, all the time. Grow-up.

Posted by Throck Protector of the Welsh4374 2010-03-01 01:02|| 2010-03-01 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 It comes down to stronger unions and a larger appetite for public programs

Paid for by others with no such appetites.

This isn't to say that unions are bad, but where they're strong you have bigger demands for social services and coalitions with construction companies, road builders and others that push up debt.

As an employee of a road builder, I must point out how little influence we have on where the money is spent. Northern Virginia's road network is severely underfunded, but the Legislature still refuses to raise taxes on the entire Commonwealth. Besides which, if we build something, everybody gets to use it. How is that similar to a social service? Is every driver also on welfare?

Posted by Bobby 2010-03-01 05:58|| 2010-03-01 05:58|| Front Page Top

#3 California = America's future.

Time to start thinking of ourselves as Latin America North

Posted by lex 2010-03-01 09:55|| 2010-03-01 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Careful, lex. They'll call you a racist...and then they'll raise your taxes.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-03-01 11:45|| 2010-03-01 11:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey, a Racism Tax - the perfect way to redress historical grievances AND amass more boodle for political ends.

Posted by SteveS 2010-03-01 15:06|| 2010-03-01 15:06|| Front Page Top

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