How Do You Like Yours? Red Or Blue?

Here's something that might interest you. It's a column by Paul Krugman in the New York Times. In fact there are several things that I find interesting. First, according to Gallop and Aaron Caroll of Indiana University, the ten states that rank as being the most conservative, are the states that receive the most "safetynet" help per citizen.  It goes on to state that although these states have a higher concentration of people who need more financial help, they continue to elect representatives who are more likely to curtail that very help these folks need. It also mentions the fact that the conservative legislators of today are the most conservative of any conservative group since 1879. That's as far back as records of such stuff goes. So we have an ultra conservative group of legislators representing the most needy people in the country. Does that make sense? This "Red State Blue State" business in which these ultra conservative legislators accuse the regions of the country that are represented by liberals of sucking up the wealth of the more affluent is all mixed up. In fact, the opposite is true. So, if you're on food stamps or medicaid, and you're getting ready to vote for whichever Republican wins the nomination, Why? Actually you should vote for the Democrat and the ones who aren't receiving any help of any kind from the government, including Medicare, should vote for the Republican. No, but really, the Red Blue mix is all mixed up. But why are red states voting conservatively if they need social programs and why are blue states that don't need that help, voting Democrat. None of this seems to make any sense. Maybe the Reds are ashamed that they need the help and maybe blues want to get in on the action. All I know is that things are a mess and the red/blue split doesn't help.