OK Mike. California creates about 15% of the country's GDP. Louisiana gets like 30% of its budget from the federal government. I have some thoughts on how you guys spend your money, if you'd like to open the floor to a larger discussion. - ThreadSky

kentremendous.bsky.social • 39 days ago

OK Mike. California creates about 15% of the country's GDP. Louisiana gets like 30% of its budget from the federal government. I have some thoughts on how you guys spend your money, if you'd like to open the floor to a larger discussion.

Reposted from Aaron Parnas

BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson announces that he supports placing conditions on wildfire aid to California.

Comments

sdclark5.bsky.social•39 days ago

Have we heard from the 9 Republican members of the House from California

carcrashrecorder.bsky.social•39 days ago

It's all thumbs up from them.

oldnewdad.bsky.social•39 days ago

It’s extortion. Call it what it is.

theotherjim.bsky.social•39 days ago

Don't forget that the Feds are responsible for quite a bit, if not most, of the acreage in California that goes up in flames each year.

justbeingryano.bsky.social•39 days ago

Mike can sit on it (by it, I mean his gavel -- not a euphemism).

edmuir.bsky.social•39 days ago

Louisiana gets $33 bn more back from the federal gov't than it sends. Cali gets $71 bn less from the federal gov't than it sends. https://rockinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Balance-of-Payments-Federal-2024.pdf

ptutu2.bsky.social•39 days ago

Sick ass

unclesamson.bsky.social•39 days ago

If California joined with Canada and Washington & Oregon tagged along, it would be the 3rd largest GDP globally. Just behind the US dregs & China.

thecobicity.bsky.social•39 days ago

Get Alaska and Hawai’i to hop on board too just for esses and gees

joedorvil.bsky.social•39 days ago

I think you have to put your creative endeavors aside and run for some type of office. You, Domonique Foxworth, Pablo, Mina Bomani. All the smart people need to get into problem solving.

bz949.bsky.social•39 days ago

Not to mention there are more republicans in California than any state other than Texas.

theredterra.bsky.social•39 days ago

Louisiana is one of the most corrupt states in the nation. Why don’t we get some forensic accountants into The Big Sleazy, starting with Mike Johnson, whose financial disclosure forms say he doesn’t even own a checking account or a house or have any savings. What’s really going on with this guy?

historiken.bsky.social•39 days ago

He would not.

michaelgraham76.bsky.social•39 days ago

He’s from Louisiana, were there conditions on Katrina aid?

kevinmkruse.bsky.social•39 days ago

It's a good thing he doesn't represent a state that routinely needs federal help for natural disasters.

mhairiforrest.bsky.social•39 days ago

Mike received around 283,000 votes. The population of LA County is 9.663 million people.

Mike can just fkc off.

toddaago.bsky.social•39 days ago

But for Republicans it isn't a government handout, but help for real 'muricans.

🙄

herberthistory.bsky.social•39 days ago

Tell him to pound sand and then threaten to cut the rest of the nation off. Fuck it. It’s the end of the world as we know it.

ddf1976.bsky.social•39 days ago

Way too much logic there, sir.

nbabeau.bsky.social•39 days ago

Joe Biden should just fly a cargo plane with 30 trillion bucks our way before he leaves office

mnemonicer.bsky.social•39 days ago

As someone who has lived and paid taxes in CA, CO, MN, and NY my whole life, I have a laundry list of conditions for what red states need to do before they get a fucking red cent of my taxpayer dollars.

grunteledboomer.bsky.social•39 days ago

If ANY State had good reason to secede from the U.S., it would BE California, NOT Florida or Texass (sic)...

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply