TaxCheat Geitner -- Hand in the Till

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Originally Posted by merrylander

Harold Myerson came up with a good idea in this mornings WaPo. We can cut the deficit simply by cutting of the welfare we pay to certains states that take more out of the pot than they put in. Sista Sarah's Alaska being a prime example.

Bad idea, because there are "donor states", like the one I'm in in Michigan, that have been getting the short end of the stick for years. It'll never happen, I suspect, but before we think about balancing the Fed budget, let's at least equalize the funds that are coming back to the states, so the states can balance their budgets more effectively.