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In reply to the discussion: I am so tired of living in a state that contributes a lot of Federal dollars [View all]roamer65
(36,745 posts)10. We need a Transfer Payment Equalization Act.
States are only allotted the exact amount they send in as federal receipts.
States like Tennessee and Florida will then have to enact income taxes, just like the other states.
The only exception would be emergency funding.
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onecaliberal
Dec 2019
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Their country is one who defers to russia over American intel, one who locks brown children
onecaliberal
Dec 2019
#3
yeah, tempting fix. like- allocate a 3rd senator to the 10 most populace states.
mopinko
Dec 2019
#34
I think one could say you reap what you sow. If you are a state such as Alabama and your state
juxtaposed
Dec 2019
#5
Yup. Let them live in the America they profess to love and see how they like it.
Pepsidog
Dec 2019
#17
When those states decry the poor for not pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, yes!
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2019
#20
There was quote from U. S. Grant in the book A Warning. I gave the book to someone
doc03
Dec 2019
#8
I want equal representation. No state should have more representation than another.
onecaliberal
Dec 2019
#23
Yes I know there are Dems in these states. I guess there were anti-Nazis in Germany as well but I
Pepsidog
Dec 2019
#25
The heavily populated states need more house seats...flush electoral college.
Karadeniz
Dec 2019
#21