LogFAQs > #938910588

think of the 50 states as a family.

You have the hard working dad, the hard working mom, the kids who are not working but they're improving themselves and... you have uncle steve living with you, he doesn't do anything and he lives off his brother (the dad).

The only reason uncle Steve is alive is because he's living off the hard working people. If the entire family was like uncle Steve they'd all die. If Steve lived by himself he'd need to change.

Think of blue states as the mom and dad, and think about red states as uncle Steve, even the richer states like texas.

The only reason the red states can get away with their shit policies, low taxes and de-regulation is because they can live off the blue states. States like CA and NY pay far more in taxes than they get back, and that is exactly the opposite for states like KY. Even Texas, if it were its own country it would need much higher taxes in order to fund their own military, social safety nets, etc. But they don't have to, because daddy (federal) government pays for that.... with blue state tax money.