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Did you even bother to follow this thread before posting? If you did you'd notice the multiple maps that discredit this silly notion that Democrats pay less taxes than Republicans since the Democrats come from states with much higher household incomes. Try again genius.
Because all states are obviously monolithic entities! Everyone in NY is a democrat! Everyone in Texas is a republican!
AAAAAND exit polls are somehow now believable? Oh ok, I wasn't aware Kerry wasn't the pres for the last 4 years. :roll:
lol. The exit polls in 04 were off by a margin of 1-2 points across the nation. Unless you have any evidence that they were off by FIFTY points in 2008, this is a terrible argument on your part.
Again, will somebody please explain why the New England area is ALWAYS blue and yet is comprised of some of the wealthiest states in the nation?
Monolithic entity, etc.
You can't have it both ways, either Democrats typically make less and as such pay less in taxes, or they make more and pay more in taxes. Just repeating the same mantra when its shown to be incorrect (see previous maps) is something we've been seeing for 8 years now. Do we really need to continue this?
I seem to recall trying to explain this once, but I'll try again.
Imagine a city with 10 people in it. In that city, there are 3 millionaires and 7 poor people. 2 of the 3 millionaires are republicans, but 6 of the 7 poor people are democrats. In elections, that city will always vote 70-30 for Democrats, despite the fact that the majority of the rich people are Republicans.
Do you see why it's foolish to say "Oh, well area X votes for Y and is rich so rich people must support Y"?
Again, I've provided you with the evidence. If you go back and look at the exit polls for each recent election, you will see that the Republican candidate has always overperformed among the wealthy, while the Democratic candidate has always won massive majorities among the poor. You can yell "BLUE STATE RICH" all you want, but that doesn't change the facts.
You seem to be missing a very basic idea: If you make more you pay more in taxes. Did I loose you? Here, one more time: If a dish washer makes 4/hour MORE in a blue state than a red state, guess what? He pays more taxes.
Of course. The point of THAT portion of my post was to disprove your claim that increased income necessarily indicated increased intelligence.
Crying about how democrats don't pay as much taxes as republicans is silly unless you are trying to claim that famous 1% who pays 20% of the nation's taxes.
wut
In this climate I'm not so sure if bragging that you own that coveted 1% of the populous is a good thing.
So you talk about how the Dems are richer, but then say it's not a good thing to claim that the Dems are richer?
At least try to maintain consistency throughout the post.
Also, it isn't hard to understand why a poor person would vote democrat in a southern state if that state is historically controlled by republicans
LOLOLOL
Pick up a history book and tell me about how the southern states have been historically controlled by Republicans.
2008 Party Control Maps
and that state also has one of the highest income gaps in the nation.
Where are you getting this garbage from?
1) New England Has Highest Increase In Income Disparity In The Nation
New England Has Highest Increase In Income Disparity In The Nation
Income inequality in New England is rising at the highest rate in the nation, a new brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire finds. Between 1989 and 2004, the region experienced the largest increase in income inequality in the country, due to both growth among top earners and the hollowing out of the middle class caused by significant changes in the nation’s economy.
2) What state has the highest Gini coefficient? Hint: It's not a southern state:
Many Eyes: US Gini Coefficient By State: 2006
NY and Connecticut are 1-2.