Author Topic: What makes City folk, Democrats and rural fold Republicans? (Read 1964 times)

Sixpence · « **Reply #75 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:24:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Edbert

and without farmers/ranchers what would the 8 million New Yorkers eat
And vice versa, w/o people buying it, why grow it?

Don't get me wrong, I see farm subsidies much like I see all other forms of welfare

I don't, even though I pointed out the subsidy, I have no problem with it, I feel farmers are the backbone of the country and I do not mind helping them at all, my fear is that it does become corporate. I would rather see it go to the small farmer than a corporation. I feel that if the trucking industry used biodiesel, it would be a huge shot in the arm to the farmers.

and many of us who don't think that calling someone a "cowboy" is an insult still have that make-up in our blood. All I ask for it to keep what is mine, I don't want any of yours.

Right, and people who put in long ours in the city and generate all that money feel the same way.

lazs2 · « **Reply #76 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:28:06 PM »

yep... I didn't get that from eberts post either... everyone works hard. I believe that quality of life is not even comparable tho. I have never been in a big city that I would like to live in for more than a week. filthy, claustrophobic, noisy and unfriendly is all I see when I am there.... even in nice spots like the parks people don't seem happy or friendly...

beats me how anyone could get used to it.

lazs

NUKE · « **Reply #77 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:33:29 PM »

I live in Phoenix but don't consider it to be a "big" city type of place.

NUKE · « **Reply #78 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:38:21 PM »

Phoenix is a larger city than Boston.

Sixpence · « **Reply #79 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:48:01 PM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
Phoenix is a larger city than Boston.

So is Jacksonville, Fl. Much bigger I might add.

NUKE · « **Reply #80 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:52:40 PM »

Phoenix is the 5th most populated US city. Houston is 3rd I think.

Go red.

Sixpence · « **Reply #81 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:57:17 PM »

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_pop_cities_usa.htm

NUKE · « **Reply #82 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:58:41 PM »

outdated.

Phoenix is 5 now and we are red, just like Houston and Dallas.

Sixpence · « **Reply #83 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:59:17 PM »

You are reading cities proper

NUKE · « **Reply #84 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:02:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
You are reading cities proper

isn't that what normal people would use as a definition of most populated cities?

It's just a fact that Phoenix is the 5th largest US city.

Sixpence · « **Reply #85 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:04:44 PM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
isn't that what normal people would use as a definition of most populated cities?

It's just a fact that Phoenix is the 5th largest US city.

Like I said, Jacksonville is larger too, But if you take the area that is Phoenix and put it on top of Boston, Boston is much more populated

NUKE · « **Reply #86 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:06:27 PM »

But Phoenix has a higher population than all but 4 other US cities. No way around that fact. And Phoenix is red.

Sixpence · « **Reply #87 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:09:40 PM »

But area wise Boston is much more populated, and it's blue

NUKE · « **Reply #88 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:10:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
But area wise Boston is much more populated, and it's blue

lol

Area-wise, the whole country is red.

Sixpence · « **Reply #89 on:** November 12, 2004, 03:12:47 PM »

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/United%20States%20metropolitan%20area