re: #438 torrentprime

Has the conspiracy theory bug gotten so strong that right-wingers now believe that stimulus money only came from red state taxpayers? Please tell me they’re not this far gone.

You are not following the argument correctly. Let me try again.

You said…

“bill which would “bankrupt the country”, “not create one new job”, “violate the Constitution” and “bring socialism to America” should, after it passes, be embraced and funds taken - with credit going to the Rep - because s/he believes his/her own state can do the above things better than the other states.”

To which i am attempting to reply that the alternative is even dimmer.

The majority passes a stimulus bill. Taxpayers from all 50 states are on the hook. There are now two options:

1. The senators who voted against attempt to partake of the funds.
2. The senators who voted against abstain from the funds.

In option #2, the effective result is that 50 states are subsidizing only those districts with a “yes stimulus” vote. That is the least logical outcome that I can imagine.

Clearer?