How is money distributed among the different american states?

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by Starchild
There's no formal transfer of payments in the UK but basically the wealth of London and the South-East pay for the rest of the country.

there is, and it's called the barnett system.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Winston
Why do you have to immediately bring the red / blue state distinction into it, without it being asked?

Urban areas tend to generate more wealth than rural areas.
Most urban areas are blue. Most rural areas are red.

[SlowwHand]

Most rural areas are green.

[LordShiva]

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Most rural areas are green.

[Kuciwalker]

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Most rural areas are green.

Except in Texas, where they're brown.

[Japher]

and covered in cow crap

[Apocalypse]

But the genetically engineered cows look like oreos.

[Zkribbler]

MmmmMMmmmMmmm. Oreos.

[Arrian]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Money flows from the blue states (liberal and wealthy) to the red states (conservative and poor) :P

This is largely accurate, not that Sloww is ever bothered by facts.

But of course there is more nuance to it than that. And after all, we "blue" liberals should be just fine with giving some of our money to the poor, right?

-Arrian

[BeBMan]

Rich states supporting others, isn't that close to communism?

[Lorizael]

So who actually wants Texas to be a part of the United States? Texans don't seem to. Normal Americans don't seem to. Mexicans would probably rather things had never changed. Seriously, why is Texas part of the Union?

[Arrian]

Well, you see, there was this thing called the Civil War...

-Arrian

[Lorizael]

So it's that rascal Lincoln's fault?