Counties that provide most of the state's revenue streams like income and sales taxes reliably elect Democrats…. And counties whose Republican representatives argue most vociferously for social services cuts draw, per capita, the most state aid. The breakdown, prepared by the Legislative Analyst's Office for the office of Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa… adds new color to the prevailing portrait of poverty for many Californians — it's not fundamentally an urban problem… [R]ural residents would be most affected by the drastic cuts being considered to health and human services programs. The report shows the Bay Area's blue counties are, in many ways, a revenue lifeline for the rural Republican red.
Act surprised. --h/t Eric
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