As for Energy Star, this program started all the way back in 1992 under the first Bush administration. This is the department that's responsible for the iconic yellow stickers on home appliances. read more
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Temperatures as a whole from June through August will be above the historical average. AccuWeather's team of long-range forecasters, led by Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok, says the worst of the heat will be focused in the northern Rockies and across the Plains where records could be challenged on multiple occasions. read more
"The GDP difference is because of Blues taking in more government spending than Reds."
Do we get to see the receipts, or are we just supposed to take your word for it.
Seven of the 10 states most dependent on the federal government were Republican-voting, with the average red state receiving $1.24 per dollar spent.
Thirty-one states sent more to the federal government than they received, slightly higher than the 29 states in 2022.
Of the states that sent more than they received, 48% were Democrat-voting, and 52% were Republican-voting.
New Mexico had the highest return on federal spending of any state ($3.42 per dollar spent), and Delaware had the lowest ($0.46 per dollar spent).
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Here, I sorted the table by "Fed Fund % of State Revenues." Apart from D.C., the home of the Federal government, the list is dominated by Red states as anyone who knows anything about the economy could have told you.
| 5 | District of Columbia | Blue | 87.7 | $1.71 | 32.20% | $174,796 |
| 9 | Montana | Red | 79.5 | $1.43 | 31.80% | $70,560 |
| 1 | New Mexico | Blue | 100 | $3.42 | 30.70% | $130,202 |
| 7 | Kentucky | Red | 84.2 | $1.68 | 30.10% | $277,747 |
| 12 | Louisiana | Red | 76 | $1.33 | 29.80% | $309,601 |
| 3 | Alaska | Red | 93.5 | $2.65 | 29.00% | $67,337 |
| 20 | Wyoming | Red | 58.1 | $0.91 | 28.90% | $50,172 |
| 8 | Arizona | Red | 80.1 | $1.62 | 28.50% | $508,344 |
| 2 | West Virginia | Red | 94.6 | $2.91 | 27.00% | $99,511 |
| 6 | Alabama | Red | 86.4 | $1.90 | 26.70% | $300,152 |
| 18 | North Dakota | Red | 60 | $0.96 | 26.60% | $74,113 |
| 42 | Delaware | Blue | 18.6 | $0.46 | 26.30% | $93,595 |
| 4 | Mississippi | Red | 90.5 | $2.66 | 25.90% | $146,401 |
"confirmed by the United States Senate to the office on January 28, 2025 by a vote of 77-22"
Democrats suck.
Definitely the lesser evil!