Is West Virginia about to learn...

[Coyote]

26.2% of people in West Virginia get federal assistance; it's one of the highest rates in the country. West Virginia should definitely not be defined as a Republican state, nor is it a conservative state.

Good lord dude…what are you smoking?

with one exception…red states lead in federal dependence.

The States That Are Most Reliant on Federal Aid

MoneyGeek’s analysis identified the states most reliant on federal funding and found an intriguing correlation between dependency and political leaning.

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[Stann]

When you come right down to, it’s part of their job, what they were elected to do.

Federal money is necessary for West Virginia, it averages out to over $7,000 per person per year. West Virginia's economy would collapse if it wasn't for the federal money pumping it up.

 

[Stann]

Good lord dude…what are you smoking?

I just looked up the data, they complaining about the federal government but they're totally dependent on it.

 

[Coyote]

Federal money is necessary for West Virginia, it averages out to over $7,000 per person per year. West Virginia's economy would collapse if it wasn't for the federal money pumping it up.

WV wouldn’t be alone.

 

[Stann]

WV wouldn’t be alone.

Overall, southern Republican states taking in the most federal dollars while putting in the least. Kind of contradicts what Republicans are supposed to stand for.

 

[pknopp]

Why does he always win?

The Sago Mine Disaster. His name initially got him into politics but the way he handled the mine disaster as governor is why he still wins.

 

[pknopp]

Charleston.

If this was the case Capito wouldn't win.

 

[pknopp]

WV wouldn’t be alone.

Yes, it's not like the Fed hasn't pumped trillions and trillions into the markets the last 14 years.