Subj : Re: not kosher To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 01:55:03 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John Iwaniszek wrote: > Nick wrote in > news:Xns96CBB3E81244Endtcm@ 68.1.17.6: > >> Tyler Trafford wrote: >> >>> http://www.startribune.com/stories/125/5602732.html >>> >> >> "Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works >> projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion; California was >> a distant second with less than $1.4 billion, even though its >> population is more than seven times larger." >> >> Since when does population have to do with Corps of Engineers >> projects? >> > > (it's a tax redistribution thing. Some people (not me) would > argue that a state with fewer people should get proportionally > less tax money than a state with more people on the simple grounds > of fairness.) > (For social programs and stuff like that I could understand their point whether I agreed with it or not. For flood control type stuff it doesn't really make sense.) .