To the OP, must we start to roll out the stupid stick that is the republican voter? need we say how the republican voter is duped into voting for the party that hurts them the most? need we point out the top 10 states that have the least amount of education and also lowest IQs are also the ones who vote for republicans? need we say how the top 10 that vote red are also the top 10 states who receive the most government compensation per house hold? I mean the list goes on and on and on. So what do we do about it? I don't think blaming the bottom of the barrel of either party is the way to go, do you?
What are the top ten states again?
Welfare Statistics | Statistic Brain
Hawaii $17.50
Alaska $15.48
Massachusetts $14.66
Connecticut $14.23
Washington, D.C. $13.99 excluding DC but it was on the list
New York $13.13
New Jersey $12.55
Rhode Island $12.55
California $11.59
Virginia
here I will help you out.
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/opinion/krugman-moochers-against-welfare.html?_r=0
"Aaron Carroll of Indiana University tells us that in 2010, residents of the 10 states Gallup ranks as most conservative received 21.2 percent of their income in government transfers, while the number for the 10 most liberal states was only 17.1 percent."
"Now, theres no mystery about red-state reliance on government programs. These states are relatively poor, which means both that people have fewer sources of income other than safety-net programs and that more of them qualify for means-tested programs such as Medicaid."
also your little cluttered atricle from a hack source is on talking about 1 entitlment program, I am talking about the TOTAL income received. LEARN TO ******* READ!