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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Some of this stuff, sure, is a subsidy. (although I imagine California gets as much as anywhere). But sending military money is hardly a subsidy. I'm as protected by a naval base in Virginia or Mississippi as I am by one in Maine or New York. And same for where they build the battleships. Sending the money to a particular state is certainly political, but it's not a subsidy, because I'm still getting the benefit.
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I would argue that in some cases there is a subsidy, because the locations are determined not by where it is most efficient to have a naval base (from a tactical and an economic perspective) but also in large part by how much pull the senators and reps from that state have.
If I weren't so tired, I'd throw in some "you aren't listening" "you aren't paying attention" "this is glaringly obvious" stuff, but I am tired, so if you would just read it into the appropriate areas, I would very much appreciate it.
