North and South in the Republican Party

Atlantic Monthly by Megan McArdle | Nov. 5, 2009 (Comment)

(Blog Post) Rural areas have a farmer's contempt for welfare, and the entire upstate region knows too well that the taxes and regulations imposed by the rich downstate voters are crippling their economy. No, this is not libertarian cant; it's obvious to basically anyone who spends any time there. New York has onerous business taxes, a deeply problematic workman's comp system, and various rules about public sector unions that are slowly destroying the budgets of the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 4, 2009 - 8:48 PM PST
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 5, 2009

While it certainly isn't thorough, this is an impactful comment with a personal perspective.

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 by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 5, 2009

As long as social issues dominate the Republican Party, they will continue losing their north—I had a lot of relatives who at least considered voting for Obama. ... More »

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