Also, most blue states heavily discount a LOT of issues. A good example is California famously does NOT count pension payments as part of its budget. That's like me creating a budget by discounting my mortgage, it's incredibly dumb, and very deceptive. These are also the same states that boast lower crime rates, by simply decriminalizing second degree murder (Illinois), decriminalizing assault (California, Illinois, NJ, NYC), decriminalizing giving someone AIDS (California), etc
Also, most blue states heavily discount a LOT of issues. A good example is California famously does NOT count pension payments as part of its budget. That's like me creating a budget by discounting my mortgage, it's incredibly dumb, and very deceptive. These are also the same states that boast lower crime rates, by simply decriminalizing second degree murder (Illinois), decriminalizing assault (California, Illinois, NJ, NYC), decriminalizing giving someone AIDS (California), etc
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