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Political Factoid
I am a typical Tea Party member of
Congress.
- I represent a mainly non-urban district.
- The political stability of my district is
ensured by Republican gerrymandering.
- There are few Latinos and other
minorities in my district -- diversity
is not an issue.
- There are lots of guns in my district.
- My district includes many people who
continue to amass large arsenals of
high-power, rapid-fire weapons and
beaucoup clips of ammunition.
- The cost of living is lower in my
district than in more-urban districts.
- There are fewer colleges in my district,
and they tend to be small independent
religious schools.
- There are limited-size police forces
in my district.
- The miles of roads per person is
higher in my district than in the
big cities.
- The only mass transit in my
district are public school buses.
- We have fewer homeless people
panhandling on street corners.
- There are few federal office
buildings and employees, less
than most urban districts.
- We have more gas and oil wells,
more coal mines, and more mineral
extraction in my district than
in a typical urban district.
- We have more agricultureal land
in my district than in urban
areas.
- The average wage of my constituents
is lower that most wages in many
urban centers.
- There is more unemployment in my
district than in most urban districts.
- Many of my constituents take
seasonal jobs away from home.
- The percentage of union workers
is lower in my district than in more
populous areas.
- The average child is bused further
in my district than are children in
most more-urban districts.
- Most speed limits in my district are
higher than on most urban roads.
- My district receives more federal
money per capita than is collected
in federal taxes.
- My district is, naturally, a red district.
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