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Originally Posted by Zoidberg
According to last August's economist, NM receives $2.73 per dollar taxed.
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It would have been fun and interesting to see how D.C. rated on that list.
I'm guessing that it is on the order of hundreds of dollars received per dollar taxed - maybe thousands.
BTW, I knew you knew that Puerto Rico wasn't a state. That, of course, wouldn't have stopped me from making a cheap shot.
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Originally Posted by Zoidberg
... a political gravy train that will continue for some time.
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Your "some" may vary.
We tend to think that the labs are sooooo important, but what does a taxpayer in Maine
or Minnisota think? All I see is a couple of things that might amount to 1% of 1% of the
spending get trotted out for show and they say "See?" We are relevant and important.
If they shut Sandia tomorrow, would anyone miss it?
They tried to shut Kir
tland once. The Air Force didn't actually want it.
NM congresscritters did, so it didn't shut.
If they closed Cannon or Kir
tland, would people in Oregon or Florida be less safe?
I'm just trying to introduce perspective here.
When the government is borrowing around 1/3 of what it is spending, something is going to give.
Lots of things are going to give. ....
.... OR we could raise the FICA tax to 20% so all the 20 and 30-somethings can support the Baby Boomer's retirement needs.
Something is going to give.
P.S. Note that I spelled Kir
kland correctly this time. Zoidberg caught me on that once.