tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post17767103066061581..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Where do states get most of their funds?Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-60947168927734271202009-05-05T16:32:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:32:00.000-04:00It all comes out of our wallets....
Ouch....It all comes out of our wallets....<br /><br />Ouch....navyvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367264325929819549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-51249100471083250772009-05-05T15:45:00.000-04:002009-05-05T15:45:00.000-04:00Maggie,
While the USA Today story is correct as f...Maggie,<br /><br />While the USA Today story is correct as far as it goes, and while you rightly point out the burden shift that must inevitably happen. States actually get most of their money from the same place the the federal government and cities get it, from taxpayers who can't seem to pull their snouts out of the trough of government largess. (no wonder the potential scare of swine flu)<br /><br />They are so busy congratulating themselves on getting "free" money from somewhere else that they never take the time to realize that all government funding is a form of taxpayer self-consumption.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.com