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So you won't answer those 3 simple questions will you? I didn't think you'd be honest enough to anyways. Here's the thing: People using those programs does not change who manages them. States manage those programs. States define their budgets and the federal government funds them. So why is it that red states don't slash their budgets to reflect their conservative fiscal policies? Well, it's mostly because they're not interested in it. They like the perks of federal funding. Why, hell another measure of just how little interest conservatives have in fiscal frugalism is pork spending:
RealClearPolitics - Senators Who Snagged the Most Pork in This Year's Spending - Mitch McConnell
Of the top 10 Senators responsible for bringing the most pork back to their state, 6 were Republican and 1 of them the new Senate Majority leader who said:
It's clear what the Republican Party and its leaders prefer. They prefer the welfare state. Proof:
- In the overwhelming majority of cases their budgets aren't cut to reflect conservative fiscal policies.
- 6 of the top 10 pork lovers in Washington are Republicans (one of them will be the new Senate Majority Leader)
- You can't even blame people who use these programs (like your blogspot link tried to do) as they have no control over which program the state makes available.
Hell, I can even go further. The organization Citizens Against Government Waste (a conservative think tank) has a monthly report on who loves that federal pork most. Guess who won last month?:
CAGW Names Rep. Mike Rogers November Porker of the Month | Citizens Against Government Waste
We done yet? Or you want another thrashing on whether Republicans prefer the welfare state or the night watchman state?
Politicians love pork, I never said otherwise.
When did we move the goalposts to who manages them? Ive never received govt funds, and I live in CA. Does that make me a welfare state advocate? It of course does not.