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[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 78 points 3 days ago (5 children)

We’ll see how many red-staters cross state lines to buy their evil, demonic $11 insulin.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Watch them take advantage of this while acting like “California is the worst state”

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

I have family that loves to say this. They moved from CA to live in a red, welfare state that siphons more federal funding than they generate.

I remind them often that my state pays for their state.

[–] Matombo@feddit.org 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

and still spit fire und fury about that bein communism or something

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"I deserve-it/actually-need-it not like those other free loaders" is a very real attitude that many Americans have.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

"I'm not one of those welfare queens... I'm disabled!"

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 1 day ago

Yep, time to flee the leopards to save their faces from being eaten.

Shame there aren't as many farming opportunities on the Pacific coast as there are out midwest. Oh well. I'm sure those ones will just have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Millions, weekly.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago

Socialist insulin isn't as good as the American stuff.