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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-06-10 11:17 AM
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2. Duh..goes right along with the fact that the states that are crying loudest about
Edited on Thu May-06-10 11:20 AM by BrklynLiberal
having to pay taxes and "big" government, are those very states that are getting the biggest return from the Federal govt on every dollar they pay in..


Once again..showing they are so stupid that they do not even know how stupid they are.
It is so very ironic that those that are considered "blue" states are paying the highest in taxes compared to what they get back from the Federal govt.
The "red" states dominate the list of those that get the biggest bang for their Federal tax buck!!

http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/266.html
Federal Spending Received per Dollar of Taxes Paid

10 Biggest Receivers
1. New Mexico $2.03
2. Mississippi $2.02
3. Alaska $1.84
4. Louisiana $1.78
5. West Virginia $1.76
6. North Dakota $1.68
7. Alabama $1.66
8. South Dakota $1.53
9. Kentucky $1.51
10. Virginia $1.51

10 Biggest Donators
1. New Jersey $0.61
2. Nevada $0.65
3. Connecticut $0.69
4. New Hampshire $0.71
5. Minnesota $0.72
6. Illinois $0.75
7. Delaware $0.77
8. California $0.78
9. New York $0.79
10. Colorado $0.81

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/politics-other-controversies/624190-worst-10-states-federal-dollars-received.html#ixzz0nAOiSyAY



http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/22685.html

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/publications/what_came_to_and_left_your_state_in_2005
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