Wyoming House advances doomsday bill

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Banjo, Feb 28, 2012.

  1. Wallet

    Wallet

    #21     Feb 28, 2012
  2. jem

    jem

    For the food stamp loons... from the article cited above.

    "At the same time, Wyoming has some of the lowest poverty statistics in the nation. It ranks second lowest in the percentage of households receiving cash assistance and lowest of households receiving food stamps or other nutrition assistance."
     
    #22     Feb 28, 2012
  3. and yet wyoming recieves $1.11 in governmet payments for every $1 it pays in taxes.

    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...ed-staters-use-the-safety-net-too.php?ref=fpb

    Just over a week ago, the New York Times ran an eye-opening story about a key paradox in U.S. politics: It turns out the biggest critics of federal spending — Republican base voters — are some of the biggest beneficiaries of the social safety net.
     
    #23     Feb 28, 2012
  4. Yeah, I think that's it. Totally cool looking.


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    #24     Feb 28, 2012
  5. The others are a bit too prison looking for my taste. And, I didn't really mean to knock Wyoming, just not ready to move there.


    c
     
    #25     Feb 28, 2012
  6. Wallet

    Wallet

    Well I think the good folks in Wyoming understand the problem with accepting and more importantly denying federal monies when they are not needed........ their Senators are trying to fix the problem.....

    http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index...Group_id=91d2f483-0ad8-44ac-bcc4-fc2c82d75e07
     
    #26     Feb 28, 2012