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   From: athinker@gopfags.net   
      
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   Red States Are Welfare Queens   
      
   Well, all of this tough budget talk from Republicans got me thinking about   
   the central: who really benefits from government spending? If you listen   
   to Rush Limbaugh, you might think it was those blue states, packed with   
   damn hippie socialist liberals, sipping their lattes and providing free   
   abortions for bored, horny teenagers.   
      
   The truth? Not so fast, Michele Bachmann.   
      
   As it turns out, it is red states that are overwhelmingly the Welfare   
   Queen States. Yes, that's right. Red States — the ones governed by folks   
   who think government is too big and spending needs to be cut — are a net   
   drain on the economy, taking in more federal spending than they pay out in   
   federal taxes. They talk a good game, but stick Blue States with the bill.   
      
   Take a look at the difference between federal spending on any given state   
   and the federal taxes received from that state. We measure the difference   
   as a dollar amount: Federal Spending per Dollar of Federal Taxes. A figure   
   of $1.00 means that particular state received as much as it paid in to the   
   federal government. Anything over a dollar means the state received more   
   than it paid; anything less than $1.00 means the state paid more in taxes   
   than it received in services. The higher the figure, the more a given   
   state is a welfare queen.   
      
   Of the twenty worst states, 16 are either Republican dominated or   
   conservative states. Let's go through the top twenty.   
      
       New Mexico: $2.03   
       Mississippi: $2.02   
       Alaska: $1.84   
       Louisiana: $1.78   
       West Virginia: $1.76   
       North Dakota: $1.68   
       Alabama: $1.66   
       South Dakota: $1.53   
       Kentucky: $1.51   
       Virginia: $1.51   
       Montana: $1.47   
       Hawaii: $1.44   
       Maine: $1.41   
       Arkansas: $1.41   
       Oklahoma: $1.36   
       South Carolina: $1.35   
       Missouri: $1.32   
       Maryland: $1.30   
       Tennessee: $1.27   
       Idaho: $1.21   
      
   Does anyone else notice the overwhelming presence of northern "rugged   
   individualist" states, like Alaska, the Dakotas and Montana, along with   
   most of the South? Why it's almost like there's a pattern here or   
   something.   
      
   Where can we find liberal bastions California, New York, and   
   Massachusetts? California is 43rd, getting back only $0.78 for every   
   dollar it sends to Washington. New York is 42nd, and one penny better off,   
   at $0.79 per dollar. Massachusetts is 40th, receiving $0.82 for every   
   dollar it sends to DC.   
      
   Go ahead and bookmark this article. The next time some smarmy teabagger   
   tries to tell you it's liberals who are ruining the country and spending   
   us into oblivion, kindly point them to the evidence that shows it is GOP   
   states, not Democrat states, who are Welfare Queens. It is GOP states who   
   spend more than they collect in taxes. It is GOP states who are out of   
   balance, nationally.   
      
   See if they still want to cut off funding when it means no more socialism   
   for slave states.   
      
   Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/red-states-are-welfare-queens-   
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