Paul asked me to create these maps to show how blue/red states compare in terms of federal dollars received. Using some fairly old taxfoundation.org data and laying it beside the 2012 blue/red state map shows that while they may talk the talk, a lot of red states really don't walk the walk—in case you had any doubt. So-called "Welfare States" in green take more than they pay in. "Donor States" give more than they get. Rhode Island comes out even.
Oh god, you are still running with this old left piece
Really, the radical left needs to update their talking points
This is up there with the extreme left's other favorite talking point
that the Soviet Union was not really communism.
Nice try but
Your "spending" includes things like SS payments, military pay and payments for resources/services
Let's see....
Using your analysis, we should them tell
Seniors- that Earned Benefit you were forced to pay for by the gov't, your whole life- guess what- you are just a taker
Military-- that is not Pay for your work- but a handout
Resources/Services- that is really not a market exchange for product- but a handout.
Unlike welfare, these are exchanges for productive services.
Well, to be fair, welfare does buy Democrat votes
Considering that Seniors will retire, companies will open and military bases will stay open in states
due to being or any combination of low tax, friendly to the Military, right to work states,
it should be no surprise that these players move to these states.
The fact remains, the biggest Welfare states are still Democratic ones.
Really, if paid for retirement benefits concern the left so much, easy solution..
We can just return all the monies they paid in, with real interest, and they
can stop being such a "burden" to the federal gov't
