Here are the 10 States Most Dependent on the Federal Government. There is a direct - and inverse - correlation to the politics and policies of the States and their "taker" status. They choose economic policies which - literally - bankrupt their polity. Yet we, as a nation, bail them out of their stupidity and thick-headed stubborn support of the worst policies possible. And, to top it off, they resent the aid that those of us who live in progressive America provide for their benefit. [Linked Image from cdn.theatlantic.com]

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich