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That's not how money works.
Putting that aside this is not that far removed from "useless eaters" fascist rhetoric. It's the same shit as Republicans accusing poor people of using up the "taxpayer money of hard working Americans" by using more in public services than they contribute in taxes.
In summary, fuck off with this shit.
Chicago people always say this shit then go to college at UIUC, one of the top universities in the country. Then also benefit the most from funding schools with property taxes and having a state flat tax.
Yeah, I'm all for reminding Red States that they are dependent on Blue states when they talk about secession (cuz FAFO), but this is not an imbalance that needs fixed. Like individual costs can be wasteful spending, but wealthier states taking care of poorer states or safer state paying for disaster relief in more vulnerable states is just good sense and how a unified nation should be. It's the same reason wealthy individuals should be more responsible for taking care of the less wealthy or poor individuals too. This is not a game of "fuck you, got mine." We should not be encouraging the hoarding of wealth when others are in need, whether individuals or states. There are plenty of reasons to be angry with red states, but their geography or poverty (the actual poverty itself, not the policies that contribute to it) are not those reasons.
But....that's the point. That's why it's brought up. It's to show the ridiculousness and hypocrisy of their position.
The hypocrisy of the Republican position?
That's just a misunderstanding of their position. Their position is the government should spend money on them without taxing them, and shouldn't spend money on anyone else and collect all taxes from everyone else.
Republicans just want to bring slavery back.