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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (538942)	2/12/2004 2:49:33 AM
From: Peter O'Brien	Respond to of 769667

I happen to live is a solid "red" state, but I still like your idea regarding "taxation without representation". But, why stop at the level of states? Why not extend it all the way to individuals? The more taxes you pay, the more votes you get...

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (538942)	2/12/2004 3:45:59 AM
From: AK2004	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Interesting idea so let examine your selected states against Bush's homeland: Gross State Product (millions of current dollars) State 1990 1995 2000 2001 California 798879 925931 1330025 1359265 New York 502245 597593 798382 826488 Texas 388072 513882 738270 763874 CA vs TX 48.58% 55.50% 55.51% 56.20% NY vs TX 77.27% 85.99% 92.47% 92.42% The pattern is very clear - Texas is gaining ground while both NY and CA are loosing.