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Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump’s firings of federal workers • Arkansas Advocate
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this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2025
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Well no shit, Sherlock. Blue states pour more money into the federal coffers. They tend to have robust economies. Red states on the other had only survive by latching on to the federal teat and sucking out more money than they put in. Who do you think is going to suffer most from Trump's decimation of the federal government?
I felt a great disturbance in the Farce, as if millions of leopards suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear face eating has happened.
Not bad, not bad at all. I would make a couple changes though. For example, why would the leopards cry out in terror? How about:
I felt a great disturbance in the Farce, as if millions of leopards suddenly cried out in ~~terror~~ hunger and were suddenly ~~silenced~~ sated. I fear a mass face eating has happened.
Yes - Leopards are the face eaters, they should only cry out in terror, if there are no faces to be eaten.
I think it's been a long time since Leopards had so many faces showing up for dinner, willingly to be eaten.
And all faces brought a little appetizer with them, they are all wearing Surprised Pikachu Jpeg Masks. An extra treat for Leopards.
Fox News says it's "the transgenders"
I guess we'll find out how much of their own well-being they're willing to sacrifice in order to hurt the poeple they want to hurt.
Not enough to actually do anything about it of course. Bless those furrowed brows of concern!
I can't wait until they start cutting red state welfare.
let me help calm those worries: they will. your best bet is to divorce yourself from GOP policies
Your average Republican voter, I can understand consternation about their livelihoods under the oppression coming from the party they identify with.
Political leaders like Murkowski, at this point unless they start putting words into action against Trump, Musk and MAGA, I will stop caring about Republican whining because, other than the words "I love DEI&A, CRT, wokeness, LGBTQIA+ and immigrants. Biden brought these jobs here and Trump is taking it away", they are meaningless to me now.