[Mick]

The federal government always looks at total numbers, without per capital or cost of living considerations. Case in point: Make less than $75k and you get $1200. Make $100k and get almost nothing. But $100k in San Jose gets you less than $75k in South Dakota.

So CA may get the most money from these rescue programs, but on a per capita basis it is well behind other states. It’s the same bullshit thinking that gives South Dakota and CA 2 Senators each when CA is 40x bigger and powerful than South Dakota and should always have at least 10% influence over the Senate rather than its measly 2%.

Bullshit thinking, a/k/a that pesky Constitution... :D.  And thrice-damned Article V which prevents any change.

I'd rather abolish (or supplement) Congress in favor of a national initiative system with periodic (and more frequent) voting.  No single politician can represent any individual.  I'd rather represent ourselves, majority vote.  Take every major topic, delineate it, then vote.

[Mick]

The federal government always looks at total numbers, without per capital or cost of living considerations. Case in point: Make less than $75k and you get $1200. Make $100k and get almost nothing. But $100k in San Jose gets you less than $75k in South Dakota.

So CA may get the most money from these rescue programs, but on a per capita basis it is well behind other states. It’s the same bullshit thinking that gives South Dakota and CA 2 Senators each when CA is 40x bigger and powerful than South Dakota and should always have at least 10% influence over the Senate rather than its measly 2%.

Bullshit thinking, a/k/a that pesky Constitution... :D.  And thrice-damned Article V which prevents any change.

I'd rather abolish (or supplement) Congress in favor of a national initiative system with periodic (and more frequent) voting.  No single politician can represent any individual.  I'd rather represent ourselves, majority vote.  Take every major topic, delineate it, then vote.