Stop Living Off My Tax Money, You Red State Parasites

Here's red vs. blue state map of a different type, but note how similar it is to that other red vs. blue map. On this map, the blue states are the states which pay more to the federal government in taxes while the red states receive more government money than they pay in. Notice a pattern here?



The Washingon Monthly makes the following points:

• The red staters complain endlessly about high taxes, but they sure don't seem to mind sticking other people with high tax bills.

• The red staters are the ones on a crusade to shrink the evil federal government, but they seem plenty happy with that government as long as they're getting more than their fair share of it.

• Red state politicians are sworn foes of the welfare state, but they sure seem eager enough to hoover up other people's hard earned tax dollars.

• Red staters rant continually about how us socialists in the blue states are driving business away because of our high taxes. Well, maybe we could cut some of those taxes if the red states gave us back some of our money, eh? And in the meantime, even with our profligate business taxes we seem to have enough business left to subsidize their economies, don't we?

• Income redistribution? Why, that's communism! Unless we're redistributing from blue to red, that is.

(The title above is partially in jest--at least I hope good Democrats in the red states don't take offense.)