It’s bad enough that our government is incredibly wasteful, but what’s the worst is how that waste is unequally distributed. If you are an American who happens to live in an artificial entity (ie "state") with few people you are a real winner.

G-d Bless the Apportionment Scheme of the United States Senate!

Data from the recent highway bill
http://www.taxpayer.net/Transportation/safetealu/webbreakdown.pdf

Californians are getting $77 per person in earmarks.
Vermonters are getting $544 per person.

Wyomingers are getting $269.
New Yorkers are getting $52 per person.

Montanas are getting $441.
Illinoisians are getting $107.

South Dakotans are getting $390.
Pennsylvanians are getting $57.

Floridians are getting $43 per person.
Alaskans are getting $1501 per person. (no typo)

Perhaps the only surprising bit of information here is how badly Texas does. Only $36 per person. How can the home state of Bush, Cheney, and DeLay do so poorly? Only Idaho did worse.
- posted by jsbennett70 @ 7:45 PM