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To: JoSixChip
You can find these studies anywhere. Just do a search on terms like "Federal taxes and spending by state" and you'll come up with a whole bunch of them.

Here's one that was published just last week -- focused on food stamps in particular:

These 15 States Have the Most People on Food Stamps

It lists the top 15 states for food stamp recipients, measured by percentage of population.

Here's the list. You'll notice that most of these (9 out of the 15, to be exact) are "red" states, based on the 2016 presidential election. There isn't a single New England state among them, even though they are among the top states in the U.S. in terms of Federal income taxes paid.

1. New Mexico (20.25%)
2. Louisiana (19.05%)
3. West Virginia (18.27%)
4. District of Columbia (18.06%)
5. Oregon (17.73%)
6. Mississippi (17.68%)
7. Alabama (16.31%)
8. Georgia (15.58%)
9. Tennessee (15.55%)
10. Delaware (15.42%)
11. Oklahoma (15.3%)
12. Florida (15.20%)
13. Nevada (15.06%)
14. Kentucky (14.67%)
15. Illinois (14.6%)

54 posted on 05/17/2018 6:54:13 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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To: Alberta's Child

Here again, this does not support your statement that blue states get less in federal funds per federal tax dollar paid. A percentage of populations says noting about the absolute number. For example I would guess there are 100 times as many people in California then in Wyoming. So 20% of Wyoming’s population 0.2% of California’s.


60 posted on 05/17/2018 7:06:07 PM PDT by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: Alberta's Child
Check your numbers Alberta, because they are way off. Tgese numbers come from an article on May 17, 2018 in the San Diego Union Tribune

34% of the nation’s welfare recipients live in California but only 12% of the U.S. population resides here.

California is third among states in per-capita spending on welfare: $179

New York leads the nation: $256

Idaho is at the bottom: $17

(Federal taxpayers do pick up $3.7 billion of Californias welfare tab.)

From what I see your numbers are way off.
81 posted on 05/17/2018 8:41:01 PM PDT by OneVike
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