Givers & Takers
Republican senator Mitch McConnell refuses federal aid to states suffering from Coronavirus deaths - especially if they voted for Democrats.
Does he know that Kentucky takes almost the most Federal aid and pays amongst the least in taxes? This map might help him. Click on the map to see how your state ranks.
Giver & Taker States
"The Rockefeller Institute of Government, is a nonpartisan public policy think-tank. It examined the distribution of federal revenues and spending for each state. Forty states had a positive balance of payments meaning federal spending in those states was greater than the taxes and other revenues sent from the states to the federal government. Ten states had negative balances." - Route 50
New York gave the most. Kentucky took amongst the most.
"Senator Mitch McConnell took a hard line on Wednesday against giving cash-short states more federal aid in future emergency pandemic relief legislation... 'Stopping Blue State Bailouts'
The phrase suggested that the top Senate Republican was singling out for scorn some of the hardest-hit, heavily Democratic states such as California, Illinois and New York." - NY Times .
Mitch McConnell refuses aid to states that voted Democratic.
"Mr. Cuomo accused Mr. McConnell of hyperpartisanship, criticizing him for distinguishing among states based on their political leanings, rather than “states where people are dying. Why don’t we think about that? Not red and blue. Red, white and blue. They’re just Americans dying.”
NY Gov. Cuomo slams McConnell's 'ugly' bankruptcy proposal
“Just think of what he's saying. People died, 15,000 people died in New York, but they were predominantly Democrats so why should we help them. I mean for crying out loud if there was ever a time ... to put aside your pettiness and your partisanship,” Cuomo said. - The Hill
