Thread by @seananmcguire, I was born in California, and largely raised on the west coast. [...]

Seanan McGuire

seananmcguire

I was born in California, and largely raised on the west coast. I now live in Washington. For my entire life, I have dealt with relatives and people in the Midwest, New England, and Southern states saying west coasters aren& #39;t "real Americans."

Since I got my first job, I have been paying federal taxes, as well as social security and unemployment taxes. I& #39;ve never seen social security or unemployment benefits. I& #39;ve paid my taxes willingly and on-time.

And now, the President of the UNITED STATES--not the President of people who support his politics, or the President of the south, or the President of his own business interests--is refusing federal aid to my state because our governor wasn& #39;t nice enough.

Well, asshole, you haven& #39;t been very nice to ME, and if you& #39;re going to be the ultimate in not-nice by setting me and my medically vulnerable friends up to die without the aid of the government I PAY TAXES to...

...maybe it& #39;s time to say that we& #39;re not "real Americans," and stop collecting our taxes. I would prefer to keep my money and maybe be able to buy a black market ventilator, if you& #39;re not going to use my tax dollars to help the state where I actually live.

And yes, I understand that allocation has to be according to greatest need, but we& #39;re an EPICENTER. The fact that we& #39;re an epicenter of liberals doesn& #39;t make us not dying, or not in need of federal aid.

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