The Daily Show shows what happens to some red states if the USA was run as a business

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So what I got from that is its only OK to piss away money if you're a democrat...... Yes?

Everyone there was from the RNC... and probably not a democrat.

The skit made a mockery of running government like a business.

I like the Glengarry Glen Ross reference.


If you're going to nitpick over a satirical skit perhaps you should watch the half hour newsho...

Oh wait that flopped about about a month.

 

[Fenixgoon]

how's california doing in the business sense?

just sayin....

 

[Throckmorton]

As much as I love the Daily Show, I can't decide if they completely missed the point or completely fucking nailed it. The country should not be run the same way as a business, nor should it be discussed in that context as the nature and reason to exist are completely different. The whole red state vs. blue state dichotomy with regards to federal tax dollars is completely irrelevant as we sink or swim as a whole.

I think you're the one who's missing the point. The Republicans in those red states are the ones who believe the country should be run like a business, and that people should sink or swim on their own.

 

[sandorski]

how's california doing in the business sense?

just sayin....

Still Profitable to the US.

 

[Svnla]

I grew up in the South. I have been working since I was a teenager and never used benefits such as welfare, food stamp, housing subsidize, guverment cheese and freebies, etc. as certain demographic groups (and most, if not all, of them are Democrats).

Per OP, those "subhumans", "ungrateful", "worthless", and "leeches" should die, why should I pay out more in taxes than I take in as benefits and take care those bastards for years (generations after generations after generations), right?

 

[boomerang]

It's bad when it goes to worthless subhuman garbage such as yourself.

You know, for a liberal, you're awfully intolerant.

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Oh wait, you're a progressive. They're all fucked up. Nevermind.

 

[IronWing]

We know how Romney runs a business so with a Romney win we could expect:

1) Deficits and debt levels to skyrocket, er spacerocket since debt is already beyond the sky.
2) Raids on SS and the federal pension fund
3) Massive layoffs
4) Selling off of America to the highest bidder with Romney running away with the proceeds.

 

[Dari]

Phokus is a very angry person. Maybe because he's still a virgin???

 

[nobodyknows]

I'm a liberal. Helping the worthless is what makes life worth living. I don't begrudge these backwaters of civilization their federal charity any more than I do paying taxes that benefit somebody else besides me. I know that I live in California, the creator of tomorrow's world culture, simply by accident. And one never knows when one will fall from grace and need the hand of a Neanderthal to pick oneself up. Thousands of lakes, wide open spaces, fabulous hospitality, I weigh these things more than I do financial success. I just wish folk who are backward in somethings didn't need to shift the blame onto somebody else. We are all backward to what we will be if we survive as a species very far into the future, I think.

Spoken like a true (in my mind anyway) Conservative. There IS common ground, but not with the political leaders we have now. It's all about winning these days,not who is right or wrong and it's ruining the country.

 

[Darwin333]

I don't understand you guys sometimes. The liberal/left view has always been to help those with less with resources from those with more. Or is the leftist view simply helping those with less whose political views also happen to line up with their own with resources from those with more?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

BTW, some of those "leaching red states" provide a hellofa lot more to this nation than you think such as my home state of Louisiana.

 

[EagleKeeper]

How much flows through Groton, Sikorsky and United Tech.

You hate the 1% but seem to be happy in that classification. After all, take from those that have it.

That is what you seem to want to happen.

 

[lotus503]

You mean like worthless crybaby welfare recipients who aren't grateful for their food stamps, section 8 housing, and free money? You sound an awful lot like a Republican.

"Waaaaah, they aren't grateful, damn entitlement minded red states. WAAAAAAH!"

You're such a predictable little bitch.

Difference is welfare recipients don't take benefits and rail against them at the same time.

Based on your post history I wouldn't expect you to get it.

 

[Darwin333]

Actually what I think would happened if we split would be that red states would wake the fuckup and say 'oops' when they realize their glorious right wing utopia doesn't work in practice so i do still think it would be better for everyone involved

Sigh.... I don't know why I even play these childish games when they come up every few months or so but.....

Louisiana is a "red" state. We get more in Fed money than we pay BUT if we were to split from the blue states as you suggest we, along with our very good neighbors, would have you "blue" states by the balls. Hell, we wouldn't even need to sell you anything (which you would desperately need us to) the moment we got to keep ALL of the royalties from the offshore drilling. Funny how that revenue, which the state of Louisiana gets royally fucked on compared to ohhh every other state in the union, isn't included in your numbers.....


Bottom line is quite simple, only an idiot would define a states worth by federal dollars going in and coming out even if you are looking at it from a "run it like a business" view.

 

[TheDev]

I really wish that the United States had let the confederate states secede from the union. All of those states are completely and totally useless. They hold back the progress of this country by at least 100 years.

 

[Ryan]

Sigh.... I don't know why I even play these childish games when they come up every few months or so but.....

Louisiana is a "red" state. We get more in Fed money than we pay BUT if we were to split from the blue states as you suggest we, along with our very good neighbors, would have you "blue" states by the balls. Hell, we wouldn't even need to sell you anything (which you would desperately need us to) the moment we got to keep ALL of the royalties from the offshore drilling. Funny how that revenue, which the state of Louisiana gets royally fucked on compared to ohhh every other state in the union, isn't included in your numbers.....


Bottom line is quite simple, only an idiot would define a states worth by federal dollars going in and coming out even if you are looking at it from a "run it like a business" view.

Who in the hell cares if you have oil - it's fucking Louisiana. You live in a state that refuses to decently invest in itself, and is pretty much the cesspool of the south.

 

[Newbian]

It was a very good skit.

 

[basslover1]

I really wish that the United States had let the confederate states concede from the union. All of those states are completely and totally useless. They hold back the progress of this country by at least 100 years.

You mean secede.

Apparently they aren't the only problem...

 

[soulcougher73]

Isn't that what Democrats want? Redistribution? Stop crying about it you annoying fucking baby.

Isn't that what republicans want? No redistribution of wealth? Stop crying about it you annoying fucking baby.

FTFY fucking baby

 

[Throckmorton]

I don't understand you guys sometimes. The liberal/left view has always been to help those with less with resources from those with more. Or is the leftist view simply helping those with less whose political views also happen to line up with their own with resources from those with more?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

BTW, some of those "leaching red states" provide a hellofa lot more to this nation than you think such as my home state of Louisiana.

Is your sarcasm meter broken? Liberals don't oppose helping red states. We're using satire to point out the hypocrisy of rightwingers.

 

[her209]

Lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income

 

[leper84]

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/02/is-your-state-a-net-giver-or-taker-of-federal-taxes/

Texas! W00t! We dont need your stinkin money.

 

[BoberFett]

It's bad when it goes to worthless subhuman garbage such as yourself.

So how exactly are you different than a Republican?

 

[TheDev]

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/02/is-your-state-a-net-giver-or-taker-of-federal-taxes/

Texas! W00t! We dont need your stinkin money.

Minnesota is looking pretty damn good on that chart and on the list... did the Daily Show screw up?

 

[BoberFett]

Difference is welfare recipients don't take benefits and rail against them at the same time.

Based on your post history I wouldn't expect you to get it.

No, but welfare recipients sure hate the people who pay for them to live.

 

[BoberFett]

Isn't that what republicans want? No redistribution of wealth? Stop crying about it you annoying fucking baby.

FTFY fucking baby

That would be wonderful. Please start shutting down the federal government immediately. Thanks.