Tea Party States Are Welfare States...

[HuckleB]

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

No, the trend isn't total, but it is quite clear. Those who vote for Tea Party/GOPers, tend to get a "free ride" from the rest of us. Why is this point so seldom made, even if it is made, now and then, at places like DU?

States Supported Via Federal Taxes By Other States:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming

States Supporting Other States With Federal Taxes:

California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin

On the bubble:

Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vermont

[HuckleB]

1. Whoops! Boring topic, apparently.

:shrug:

[arbusto_baboso]

2. Not boring at all.

Just something that's been mentioned here before many times.

[HuckleB]

4. Indeed.

Unfortunately, it gets forgotten, and forgetting things like this, means forgetting to repeat things that must be repeated if we are to actually improve in the face of repeated lies by the other side.

[arbusto_baboso]

5. Do what I'm planning to do....

Take this data and write a letter to the editor of all your local newspapers with it.

[Chorophyll]

3. Not boring at all!

Further proof (as if we needed more) that lots of Americans are continually being convinced to vote against their own interests. Thanks for posting!

[Meatball]

6. great topic actually

I knew this was a trend but didn't realize it was like that. Makes me angry, the deception does.

[HuckleB]

7. Thanks!

:toast:

[Dawson Leery]

8. Philadelphia and the Suburbs subsize the "T"/middle of the state.

better known as Northern Alabama.

[Urban Prairie]

9. Bookmarked n/t