Blue states are paying to support red states

[Truthseeker420]

The top 10 highest net contributors to the federal budget are all blue. For every dollar that New Jersey pays in federal taxes, for example, they only get $0.55 back, therefore they are a heavy net contributor. They get 55% of the taxes they pay to the federal government back. The remaining 45% goes to cover other states. The top 10:

New Jersey 55%
Connecticut 66%
New Hampshire 67%
Minnesota 69%
Illinois 73%
Nevada 73%
Massachusetts 77%
California 79%
Colorado 79%
New York 79%

On the other hand, 7 of the 10 largest net consumers of federal funds relative to what they pay in are red. For example, Alaska gets $1.87 back for every $1 they put in, so they're getting 187% of what they put in. The 10 worst:

South Dakota 149%
Montana 158%
Hawaii 160%
Virginia 166%
Alabama 171%
North Dakota 173%
Mississippi 177%
West Virginia 183%
Alaska 187%
New Mexico 200%

http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr139.pdf

 

[BDBoop]

Thanks. Wow. I had no idea I was in the top 5 of the top chart.

 

[Brutus]

The top 10 highest net contributors to the federal budget are all blue. For every dollar that New Jersey pays in federal taxes, for example, they only get $0.55 back, therefore they are a heavy net contributor. They get 55% of the taxes they pay to the federal government back. The remaining 45% goes to cover other states. The top 10:

New Jersey 55%
Connecticut 66%
New Hampshire 67%
Minnesota 69%
Illinois 73%
Nevada 73%
Massachusetts 77%
California 79%
Colorado 79%
New York 79%

On the other hand, 7 of the 10 largest net consumers of federal funds relative to what they pay in are red. For example, Alaska gets $1.87 back for every $1 they put in, so they're getting 187% of what they put in. The 10 worst:

South Dakota 149%
Montana 158%
Hawaii 160%
Virginia 166%
Alabama 171%
North Dakota 173%
Mississippi 177%
West Virginia 183%
Alaska 187%
New Mexico 200%

http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr139.pdf

Does this mean the liberal philosophy is superior to the conservative philosophy. If so why?

 

[rdean]

That's about as likely as only a mere 6% of scientists being Republican.

Oh wait!

Oops.

Nevermind.