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Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Glad that Gov Nixon supports Medicaid expansion in #MO.Don’t want MOians tax dollars to pay for health care in NY or CA.That would be dumb. 7:55 AM – 30 Nov 12
Well, sort of.
Uh…
The Ultimate in teabagger Bills: it was only a matter of time (January 26, 2011)
….There is the small matter that Missouri takes in more federal money from the government than we generate in federal revenue [pdf]:
Table 2
Federal Tax Burdens and Expenditures Per Capita As a Percentage of the U.S. Average Fiscal Years 1994 and 2004Missouri
Federal Tax Burdens
FY 1994 92% FY 2004 88%Federal Expenditures
FY 1994 124% FY 2004 114%[underline emphasis added]
There was a twitter response:
Kevin Lynch @kevinearllynch
@clairecmc CA and NY are sending federal tax dollars to be used for MO health care already. Bad analogy is bad 7:58 AM – 30 Nov 12
It’s not a bad analogy. But it’s true that the good people of New York and California already pay to keep Missouri in the trappings of civilization. Maybe we should keep that quiet lest their teabaggers start screaming about it.
Over at the Kansas City Star‘s Blog Watch:
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Uh, it’s called snark. We were pointing out that Missouri is a net taker, not a net generator, when it comes to federal money.
If you think about it, Senator McCaskill (D) makes something a good point. If you’re not thinking about the greater good (people are getting access to health care), at least think selfishly (people in Missouri are getting access to health care and other people in California and New York are helping pay for it).
Here’s the thing – taxation is the price we pay for civilization. We benefit from that civilization in other states, as they do if we are, too. It’s that simple.