Comments on: Spread the Wealth (and Smile When You Say That) http://www.wholesomereading.com/2008/10/27/spread-the-wealth-and-smile-when-you-say-that/ Musings on culture and politics by baseball writer Steven Goldman Sat, 19 May 2012 09:49:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jcs5872 http://www.wholesomereading.com/2008/10/27/spread-the-wealth-and-smile-when-you-say-that/#comment-174 jcs5872 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=160#comment-174 not particularly relevant to this particular post, but if you have time check out the blog post "before and after" at crookedtimber.org It updates the famous "What's Up?" Budweiser adds from 8 years ago. If you haven't seen this yet it is pretty good. -js not particularly relevant to this particular post, but if you have time check out the blog post “before and after” at crookedtimber.org It updates the famous “What’s Up?” Budweiser adds from 8 years ago. If you haven’t seen this yet it is pretty good.
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]]> By: Mike K http://www.wholesomereading.com/2008/10/27/spread-the-wealth-and-smile-when-you-say-that/#comment-173 Mike K Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:42:46 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=160#comment-173 Steven, I'm on your side but I'm not sure you're correct to say that the disparity between the states' balances equates to the gov't being a "wealth redistribution machine." *I* think it *should* be such a machine, incidentally. But if you follow that first link, you'll see the author writes: "The most important factor determining whether a state is a net beneficiary is per capita income. States with wealthier residents pay higher federal taxes per capita thanks to the progressive structure of the income tax." So McCain attacking a more progressive tax structure is the same as attacking this disparity. Now, when you get into, say, Dept of Homeland Security(http://www.safenow.org/ :) ) spending, it's a whole other outrage. Steven, I’m on your side but I’m not sure you’re correct to say that the disparity between the states’ balances equates to the gov’t being a “wealth redistribution machine.” *I* think it *should* be such a machine, incidentally. But if you follow that first link, you’ll see the author writes: “The most important factor determining whether a state is a net beneficiary is per capita income. States with wealthier residents pay higher federal taxes per capita thanks to the progressive structure of the income tax.” So McCain attacking a more progressive tax structure is the same as attacking this disparity.

Now, when you get into, say, Dept of Homeland Security(http://www.safenow.org/ :) ) spending, it’s a whole other outrage.

]]> By: Rob in CT http://www.wholesomereading.com/2008/10/27/spread-the-wealth-and-smile-when-you-say-that/#comment-172 Rob in CT Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:17:02 +0000 http://www.wholesomereading.com/?p=160#comment-172 Damn skippy. We here in CT are subsidizing a bunch of red states. They don't appear to be eager to give us our money back... Damn skippy. We here in CT are subsidizing a bunch of red states. They don’t appear to be eager to give us our money back…

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