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TheOldMole
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Red States don't have the dismal fiscal problems of the the Blue States

To the extent that's true, this may be a large part of the reason:

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In general Red States receive more from the Federal government and Blue States less.

The winners
1. New Mexico(D)---$2.03
2. Mississippi(R)---2.02
3. Alaska(R)--------1.84
4. Louisiana(R)-----1.78
5. West Virgina(R)--1.76
6. North Dakota(R)--1.68
7. Alabama(R)-------1.66
8. South Dakota(R)--1.53
9. Kentucky(R)------1.51
10.Virgina(D)-------1.51

The losers
40. Massachusets(D)-0.82
41. Colorado(D)-----0.81
42. New York(D)-----0.79
43. California(D)---0.78
44. Delaware(D)-----0.77
45. Illinois(D)-----0.75
46. Minnesota(D)----0.72
47. New Hampshire(D)-.71
48. Connecticut(D)--0.69
49. Nevada(D)-------0.65
50. New Jersay(D)---0.61

Source:tax foundation, census bureau
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/266.html


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More interesting state by state figures.

Unemployment by state.


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Originally posted by TheOldMole:
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Red States don't have the dismal fiscal problems of the the Blue States

To the extent that's true, this may be a large part of the reason:

quote:
In general Red States receive more from the Federal government and Blue States less.

The winners
1. New Mexico(D)---$2.03
2. Mississippi(R)---2.02
3. Alaska(R)--------1.84
4. Louisiana(R)-----1.78
5. West Virgina(R)--1.76
6. North Dakota(R)--1.68
7. Alabama(R)-------1.66
8. South Dakota(R)--1.53
9. Kentucky(R)------1.51
10.Virgina(D)-------1.51

The losers
40. Massachusets(D)-0.82
41. Colorado(D)-----0.81
42. New York(D)-----0.79
43. California(D)---0.78
44. Delaware(D)-----0.77
45. Illinois(D)-----0.75
46. Minnesota(D)----0.72
47. New Hampshire(D)-.71
48. Connecticut(D)--0.69
49. Nevada(D)-------0.65
50. New Jersay(D)---0.61

Source:tax foundation, census bureau
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/266.html
Those are 4 year old pre-recession numbers, they have no relationship to the current economic conditions.
 
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If anything, the Red States are likely receiving even more now.


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