tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post2107535967074480361..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: South Dakotans Get 11% More Federal Aid Than Average Americanscaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-10430349533668776882010-09-13T19:40:33.868-06:002010-09-13T19:40:33.868-06:00Hi Mark. You're a Wyoming guy, right? Wonder i...Hi Mark. You're a Wyoming guy, right? Wonder if you caught <a href="http://interested-party.blogspot.com/2010/09/freudenthal-lame-ducks-halliburton.html" rel="nofollow">this story</a>?larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-75832042474996451522010-09-13T18:42:15.283-06:002010-09-13T18:42:15.283-06:00Larry,
Don't bet the farm that Wyoming is as ...Larry,<br /><br />Don't bet the farm that Wyoming is as conservative as you may think.<br /><br />Democratic governor with the highest approval rating of any gov. in the nation? <br /><br />In regards to the number of federal employees here, look at all the national forests along with a couple little parks called Yellowstone and Grand Teton in the least populated state in the country, of course per capita we have the most federal employees.Mark O'Loughlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707763013967725616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-66058684508834489582010-09-13T15:51:32.811-06:002010-09-13T15:51:32.811-06:00Minnesota Public Radio is reporting that while Wyo...Minnesota Public Radio is reporting that while Wyoming is the most conservative state, it leads the nation in number of per capita government employees.larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-38758066710623457022010-09-13T10:42:14.451-06:002010-09-13T10:42:14.451-06:00I've said it before, too: the highways and the...I've said it before, too: the highways and the Indians do not comprise the bulk of our dependence on Uncle Sam. The big users of those federal dollars are you, me, and all South Dakotans. And yes, the GOP remains hypocritical, because they do not offer a consistent and intelligent statement of what government does right and what government does wrong. They consistently portray government as the enemy, the other, a thing that controls and harms us and must be fought at every turn.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-90870879247285362662010-09-13T08:24:26.028-06:002010-09-13T08:24:26.028-06:00Cory,
We've discussed this so many times I...Cory,<br /><br />We've discussed this so many times I'm not going to repeat myself except to say:<br /><br />You need to extract the anamolies that lead to this discrepancy if you are going to make your political point. While I believe you'd rather be informed, this "handle" is just too good for you to take the time.<br /><br />1) Adjust for the reality we have a soveriegn nation with whom significant treaty obligations are due.<br /><br />2) Adjust for our high percentage of elderly. By the way, Social Security and Medicare are not "welfare" but benefits into which the recipients have paid for.<br /><br />3) High per capita of road miles<br /><br />4) This is I am not sure about but I've been told that Ellsworth equipment replacement parts and some equipment is shown as a "South Dakota" expenditure.<br /><br />5) Impact of high % of federally owned lands. <br /><br />Cory, if these total $950mm, we are already at the national average. If they are more, they are less. <br /><br />But to your real point: Being opposed to much of the other expenditures (not mentioned above plus your reference as farm payments as welfare when they are the cost of the national defense and social policy related to cheap and stable food supplies), is totally legitimate. You continual harping on them as "hypocritical" basically means we can't oppose any federal expenditure and is essentially arrogant on your part.<br /><br />We can and do have minds which can oppose federal expenditures.Troy Jonesnoreply@blogger.com