But, but... even if this is true, things don't work so
> neatly along state lines. In Texas, for instance, the
> poorest pay for the rich's education and roads and the like
> through an effective 20% state tax on their income while the
> richest pay 5%. You can't reduce this to urban state vs.
> rural states.
Oh, Doug knows that perfectly well. He and others are engaging in a one-sided pissing contest, with all the substance of a group of drunken sports fans hurling abuse at an opposing team on TV. It's the sort of thing you either find gratifying or you don't.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."