BluesLegend
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I try not to ,but make mistakes by not reading both sides of the coinDon't feel blue BlueWhatever % it is states like NY are sending their tax money to red statesLib please what's this "we" shit, what percentage of the Democratic party pays any federal income taxes? Oh snap!
A proven false talking point. How many Dem's live in red states? How many military bases are in red states? When the left intentionally lie and spin it really doesn't help their cause. I used to live in NY and paid a lot of taxes, you libs don't get to claim that. There I poked a bunch of holes in your talking point, maybe you can patch it up with some drywall mud.
Red State Socialism' graphic says GOP-leaning states get lion's share of federal dollars
By Louis Jacobson on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 5:37 p.m.
This graphic has been circulating on the Internet since 2008. We check how accurate it is.
Many GOP-leaning states get more in federal funding than they contribute in federal taxes.
That's the point made by a graphic that’s circulating on the Internet, titled "Red State Socialism." A reader recently pointed us to it and asked us to check it out. The chart suggests that Republicans are hypocritical for bashing the federal government and federal spending, when Republican-leaning states are reaping the lion’s share of federal dollars.
The graphic emphasizes this point by showing two tables side by side. States that send more money to the federal government than they receive in federal spending are on the left, and they are primarily blue (or Democratic) states. The table on the right shows states that receive more in federal spending than they contribute in taxes. This table is predominantly red (or Republican).
The graphic says: "Of the 32 states which receive more than they contribute, 27 states (84%) are REPUBLICAN. Of the 18 states which contribute more than they receive, 14 states (78%) are DEMOCRATIC."
The source cited is a report by the Tax Foundation, a business-backed group. We checked with the Tax Foundation to see whether the data was legitimate and confirmed that it is. Spokesman Richard Morrison said that the chart uses 2005 data that was published in 2007.
So the graphic is solidly grounded in reality.
Eddie don't be fooled by talking points that intentionally spin the facts to support a narrative.
The question of how much each state pays into the Federal government vs how much Federal money flows back to the states is a complex question. I'm happy to debate the issue if we take into account the complexity and arrive at a fact based accurate conclusion. Then we let the cards fall where they may. But the left have no interest in doing this, instead they intentionally ignore the facts so they can spin and tell half truths to support the narrative that red states are welfare states. Which is pretty insulting to the millions of poor Democrats living in those red states.