Red States Feed at the Trough

Stolen - whole and shamelessly - from kos.

You can never point out enough that it's the RED states -- the ones that vote Republican -- that take the most from the federal government, while it's the BLUE states -- those that vote Democratic -- that support their deadbeat asses.

States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid(red states in bold):

1. D.C. ($6.17)
   
2. North Dakota ($2.03)
   
3. New Mexico ($1.89)
   
4. Mississippi ($1.84)
   
5. Alaska ($1.82)
   
6. West Virginia ($1.74)
   
7. Montana ($1.64)
   
8. Alabama ($1.61)
   
9. South Dakota ($1.59)
   
10. Arkansas ($1.53)
    

In contrast, of the 16 states that are "losers" -- receiving less in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes -- 69% are Blue States that voted for Al Gore in 2000. Indeed, 11 of the 14 (79%) of the states receiving the least federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Blue States. Here are the Top 10 states that supply feed for the federal trough (with Blue States highlighted in bold):

States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. New Jersey ($0.62)
   
2. Connecticut ($0.64)
   
3. New Hampshire ($0.68)
   
4. Nevada ($0.73)
   
5. Illinois ($0.77)
   
6. Minnesota ($0.77)
   
7. Colorado ($0.79)
   
8. Massachusetts ($0.79)
   
9. California ($0.81)
   
10. New York ($0.81)
    

Two states -- Florida and Oregon (coincidentally, the two closest states in the 2000 Presidential election) -- received $1.00 in federal spending for each $1.00 in federal taxes paid.

'nuff said.