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One big thing about this topic that makes me laugh is this:
It has been shown over and over again, that rural America receives a much bigger piece of the government spending pie than do urban areas. So, rural voters continue to vote for "small government" Republicans who then turn around and shovel money back at them. I guess Republicans mean "small government" in the "Ford to New York: Drop Dead" sense. The big cities are the tax revenue 'cash cows' and the rural areas get the money. Bridge to nowhere, anyone?
I grew up in a small town that is about 2 hours north of New York city, where I've lived for 12 years now. I have lifelong friends and family who still live there or other rural towns who are literally afraid to even visit New York. This despite the fact that there are 2 cities in Connecticut whose per capita murder rates make New York look like Vatican City.
Fear still goes a long way.
