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From: mella_kon8834@yahoo.com

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-06/real-us-unemployment-rate-115




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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- 2011-8#ixzz2spxUPSUs

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