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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023

National divorce would be ‘devastating’ for red states — here’s why

Author:     Travis Gettys
Source:     Raw Story
Publication Date:     23 February 2023
 Link: National divorce would be ‘devastating’ for red states — here’s why
Stephan:  

I have been telling you for years now that the Republican Party is trying to split the United States into two countries one run by White Supremacist, male dominant christofascist MAGAts, one run by social progressives who are fostering wellbeing in their states.  The Great Red / Blue Schism I call it. And I have also told you that based on fact-based social outcome data the Red states are dramatically socially inferior to the Blue states; indeed, it is only the support the Red states get from the Blue states that allows them to function. Am I exaggerating about all this? Here's another take, and it agrees with mine.

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reacts during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address
Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty

A so-called “national divorce” would work out poorly for red states, which a new analysis shows depend heavily on blue states.

MSNBC economic analyst Steve Rattner presented data on “Morning Joe” showing that states won by Donald Trump contribute far less to the federal budget than states won by President Biden, which Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and some other Republicans said should be separated from one another.

“The Trump states, virtually every single state except for Utah, don’t ask me why Utah, got back more from Washington than it paid,” Rattner said. “So it would not really work very well to their advantage to leave. In fact, the top states for getting a better deal from Washington are Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia.”

Higher state-level poverty rates correlate with support for Republican candidates, Rattner said, while Democratic-leaning states tend to have higher income.

“You can see with your eye that the red states tend to […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 8:29 am

    The “Progressive Populist” is where I get my news. It is one of the best places to get the truth.