u/LaCharretteSanJuan

Anyone in this ShowMe State proud of our senators voting for Todd Blanche for AG?

I usually see quite a few bats around my yard throughout the summer. I can’t recall seeing a single one this summer?

Anyone else seeing them as usual?

So picking TN for comparison MO collects a mere $42.50 more internally per person than does TN. Because it opted into the Affordable Medical Care Act and because it gets a proportionately larger Fed Highway Funding due to its larger road footprint, MO gets about $5B more in Fed Funding than TN…with this structure MO better funds its healthcare than TN. Although it generates only $42.50 more per resident internally, its funding levels are $1 326.90 higher per resident!

Amen5 simply shifts who will pay that $9.2B (2025) collected in income tax! TN has nearly 3.5X the annual tourists as MO to help pay their sales taxes.

Complete State-Generated & Disaggregated Federal Revenue Comparison (Inbound $ Millions)

Revenue Source Stream
Missouri ( Millions)
Tennessee ( Millions)
Primary Activity / Mandate Measured
Individual Income Tax
$9,170
$0
Payroll withholdings and personal capital gains.
State Sales & Use Tax
$5,480
$14,800
All retail shopping and consumer transactions.
Corporate & Business Tax
$1,260
$3,850
Franchise privilege, corporate net income, and excise taxes.
Higher Ed Tuition & Fees
$2,450
$3,200
Direct cash paid by students to public universities.
State Motor Fuel Tax
$1,200
$1,180
Fixed per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel sales.
Gaming & Lottery Income
$810
$485
Net public revenues from lottery tickets and gambling.
Tobacco Settlement (MSA)
$130
$146
Annual inbound cash paid into perpetuity.
Regulatory & Agency Fees
$5,930
$6,884
Professional licensing, state parks, and agency receipts.
SUBTOTAL: INTERNAL FUNDS
$26,430
$30,545
Gross inbound cash from within state borders.
Federal Medicaid / Health Funds
$17,300
$13,500
Healthcare matching dollars (ACA Expansion vs. Traditional FMAP).
Federal Transit & Other Grants
$7,970
$6,600
Federal highway aid, IIJA infrastructure formulas, and education.
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET
$51,700
$50,645
The final overall budget footprint of the state.

Detailed Federal Funding Per Capita (Inbound Dollars Per Resident)
Calculated using exact population baselines: 6.27 Million for Missouri and 7.32 Million for Tennessee.

Budget Funding Component
Missouri Per Capita
Tennessee Per Capita
Individual Cash Gap
Subtotal: Internal State Funds
$4,215.31
$4,172.81
+ $42.50 to MO
Federal Medicaid / Health Funds
$2,759.17
$1,844.26
+ $914.91 to MO
Federal Transit & Other Grants
$1,271.13
$901.64
+ $369.49 to MO
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE PER CAPITA
$8,245.61
$6,918.71
+ $1,326.90 to MO

Final Accounting Insights
The Healthcare Leverage: On an individual level, Missouri draws $914.91 more per resident from federal healthcare pools than Tennessee. This single metric bridges the gap between Tennessee's aggressive state-level sales tax advantage.
The Infrastructure Premium: Because Missouri's sprawling, multi-mile road network qualifies for heavier weightings under federal highway bills, the state pulls in $369.49 more per person in transit grants, adding the final layer to the total $5.17 Billion federal gap.

Can someone smarter than me please explain to us all what happened when Kansas tried to spur growth by eliminating income taxes? ( nka Amendment 5)

The FFCC is reviewing a proposed $20 million sale of six St. Louis-area radio stations to the entrepreneur who recently took over the parent company of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

We hate all AI in some discussions, but since we’re betting on a significant Data Center and AI footprint , I thought I’d give AI a try on Missouri.

After a few incursions into national growth outlook and legal framework of water, here’s what it said about our river system:

From a purely data-driven and structural standpoint, the long-term outlook for the Missouri River without severe ecological degradation is virtually nonexistent.

I hope that is just AI BS, but AI BS is what Missouri Promise Inc, Missouri Action, and Secure Missouri want you to count on to fund our state budget with Amendment 5!

I want to bid on a lot that includes items I don’t want. I am not penalized for picking up only what I want?

I’m SW of STL and saw a long narrow swallowtail jet headed toward STL around 7. It did a long heavy smoky upward thrust and seemed to switch to glide or stall and stand still momentarily? …anyone?