Sunday, April 11, 2010

The Real Welfare States

Redistribution of wealth in America.
Perhaps more interesting is looking at where federal spending is directed. The red states in the map below are states which received more than $1.00 in federal money for every $1.00 in taxes paid by residents of that state. Blue states are states which received less than $1.00 in federal money for every $1.00 paid by residents of that state in taxes (information from a 2005 study by the Tax Foundation).


This one should look familiar:



Source: The Fourth Branch

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