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Better run states of the union should be allowed to bar Louisiana from Federal funding.
They're a welfare state.
A 2024 report by The Pew Charitable Trusts notes that Louisiana reported the highest percentage of revenue from federal funds among all states, at 50.5%
Am I the only one finding it weird how America is trying to kill itself all of a sudden?
Maybe the deep south is our poison reflex to vomit; the deep south knows it's the sickest part of a dying patient and is trying to eject the venom.
Anti-vaxers should chained to boulders and thrown into the ocean. They are enemies of all mankind.
It's like we are trying hard to get another pandemic.
Louisiana ranks No. 50 overall among U.S. states based on 71 metrics across eight categories.
40th place in education
That's not so bad. 50 in... how many are there? 230?
Oh wait.
louisiana sees “unexplained “ increase in covid and flu
Can't see anything when your eyes are closed.
"Do you remember when half our neighborhood had polio? Those were the times."
Feels like Louisiana is vying to be first hit in whatever apocalypse is next. Like, they got a bunch of endorphins from the Katrina attention, and they're just chasing that high.
It's not just here. The entire deep south is doing the exact same thing.