Are we on the verge of a civil war?

[GMDino]

One more thing about the "per capita" comparison.  I was thinking about this on the way home.

Let's say four states of equal population distribute an equal amount of welfare.

$1000 per state.

Each state has 1000 people.

When asked who gives out the most welfare they would all be equal.

But each state has unique requirements for who is eligible for all the different kinds of welfare so each state distributes that $1000 to a different number of people.

State A gives $1 to all 1000 citizens.
State B gives $5 to 200 citizens.
State C gives $10 to 100 citizens.
State D gives $1000 to 1 citizen.

Ranked per capita "D" obviously gives the most even though they all give the exact same amount.

I think that's the way it would be.