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packman

(16,296 posts) Wed May 7, 2014, 12:36 PM May 2014

The Giving States and the Mooching States [View all]

A site with interesting interactive maps and charts on which states are the givers supporting those states drawing from the federal coffers. South Carolina, North Dakota and Florida are draining the funds while Delaware, Minnesota and Illinois are supporting those bums.
Site also has chart listing states using SNAP food supplement and - not surprisingly-the states with high poverty rates draw the most monies in this category.
A lot of political hay can be made from these charts.

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-states-are-givers-and-which-are-takers/361668/

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The Giving States and the Mooching States [View all] packman May 2014 OP

The map could be colored red and blue liberal N proud May 2014 #1

Red staters cant see the truth now or ever (unless you are blue in a red state) randys1 May 2014 #2