Kolek planning to go pro
So to summarize: the metrics used by the GAO are wrong that Illinois citizens pay $20 billion more per year in taxes to Fed than they receive. And since IL politicians lied, IL citizens do not deserve any assistance from the Federal government presuming argument being morale hazard then every state would overspend and expect a bailout from Fed government?
The pay in vs pay out by states depends how it is done. Are only tax receipts used or are other factors? An an example, federal monies going to Florida for Federal highway helps Florida but it also helps trucking / commerce for the entire region. Some of these states are the backbone of our military and receive funding for bases. Illinois, is an example that does not fit that criteria in comparison to a Florida, Georgia or other states that receive more money. If national defense is important, the bases have to be built somewhere and warmer weather allows for more training hours and less wear and tear on the equipment.
Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago is the Navy's only boot camp, pumping out about 40,000 sailors a year.Surprised a Chicago guy wouldn't be aware of this.As for transportation, between O'Hare (#1 or #2 in passenger traffic, #4 in cargo), its central location and its status as the freight train capital of the U.S., you'd have a hard time arguing Illinois isn't at least as important, if not important, to commerce in this country than a place like Florida.
Are you not familiar with chico's?
He's aware, he subtlety pointed out that a Chicago guy would know things about Chicago.
No, I mean re the part I bolded, "you'd have a hard time arguing". It was a joke. Apparently not a very good one.
Or maybe "we" shouldn't have spent a couple of decades diverting pension contributions into pork projects that enrich our major campaign donors. It's like you're not even trying anymore.
So to summarize: the metrics used by the GAO are wrong that Illinois citizens pay $20 billion more per year in taxes to Fed than they receive. And since IL politicians lied, IL citizens do not deserve any assistance from the Federal government presuming argument being morale moral hazard then every state would overspend and expect a bailout from Fed government?Edit: fixed morale hazard to moral hazard. Well that definitely was Freudian.
The arguments here come from the same old cast of characters. Red states vs blue states. Are we not all Americans? Having lived in red states and blue states during my lifetime it would be nice to view it that way. Here are some for instances on why the methodology above is incomplete, but feeds into the takers and donators arguing which side is better.
Anyone else surprised J.B. is waiting to extend the stay at home order? I mean it's getting to the point where waiting is going to make a worse reaction.
I hear it may be coming Friday.
I think that's just asking for bad PR. I mean inside 10 days people are thinking "I can see the light at the end of the tunnel" last week people would've thought "yeah figured it'd be extended" but waiting 6 days before to extend it again? Uncool.
The most important word there is McConnell.
If I were the GOP I might have chosen a Texan to make these comments. Talking about cost to the US taxpayer from someone from a state that gets subsidized to the tune of $13 billion a year may fool the average Joe who knows nothing about economics, but no one else.And if you use his home state (AL) that is $30 billion a year in cost.
As someone else mentioned somewhere else, a lot of military in KY. That skews the number somewhat. Plus, the absolute poverty of Appalachia gets a lot of government aid.If anyone is ever looking for a charity to support, the Christian Appalachian Project is an amazing charity doing a lot of good in eastern KY.
may fool the average Joe who knows nothing about economics, but no one else.
Illinois opening April 30th.