teeter Wrote:
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> Buy a clue. NM gets the most. It has two
> Democratic Senators and gave its electoral votes
> to Obama. In fact, VA and MD suck harder off the
> teet than WY. Two Democratic Senators each and
> both gave their electoral votes to Obama. Time to
> look closer to home.
Read what I wrote. I'm talking about states who receive more Federal benefits than they pay for. VA and MD may get more Federal dollars, but they also pay more to the Feds because of higher incomes...
States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:
1. D.C. ($6.17)
2. North Dakota ($2.03)
3. New Mexico ($1.89)
4. Mississippi ($1.84)
5. Alaska ($1.82)
6. West Virginia ($1.74)
7. Montana ($1.64)
8. Alabama ($1.61)
9. South Dakota ($1.59)
10. Arkansas ($1.53)
States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:
1. New Jersey ($0.62)
2. Connecticut ($0.64)
3. New Hampshire ($0.68)
4. Nevada ($0.73)
5. Illinois ($0.77)
6. Minnesota ($0.77)
7. Colorado ($0.79)
8. Massachusetts ($0.79)
9. California ($0.81)
10. New York ($0.81)
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