Oh, wait. This isn't about Moochelle 0bama...
I wonder if that includes Indian Reservations.
There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Someone figure out how much of a tax burden is paid in total. State, local, business, regulation, federal, car tabs, license fees, hunting/fishing licenses, trucker weight fees, gas tax. It has to be over 50% of all earnings for the middle class.
I agree with it, over sixty percent of adults in my Ky County receive welfare of one sort or another. It didn’t used to be that way but Big factory after big factory, mostly in the garment and textiles industry, Fruit of the loom, Carhartt, etc. left because of various reasons.
And now... well it’s more lucrative to get SSDI or straight welfare than a job. In fact those companies that are still here are begging for workers. They just can’t compete with the Welfare checks though.
Oh, wait. This isn't about Moochelle 0bama...
I would really love to see some analysis on DISCRETIONARY spending amongst the states. Also, these numbers should be broken down by electoral votes. If you get 10% of the vote for the country, you should supply at least 10% of the tax revenue.
It’s an interesting set of stats.
I know a lot of folks think California takes more than it’s fair share. In truth it pays in quite a bit.
In this ranking, it’s not that bad.
That isn’t to say that California isn’t in bad shape and doing worse. It is.
Still, as far as what it pays in and gets back from the federal government, it’s not so bad after all.
I didn’t think it was.
Thank you for the post. Quite informative.
Alabama:
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
Anniston Army Depot
Fort Rucker
And that money isn’t given away. A lot of work goes on here that benefits the rest of the country.
I feel like such a sucker living in one of them thar yellow states where Americans still do the jobs Americans are no longer doing.
Very interesting, we are going in the hole.
Are the figures in this excluding Federal money spent on military personnel and facilities?
Easier if those that are not listed.
Some things which probably affect it are how many on the dole, how long have your Congressmen been in, and how many are on the Appropriations Committee.
“Formal education is correlated to federal spending per dollar paid (Fig. 3 and 4). This is unsurprising because adults lacking a high school diploma or a college degree usually pay less taxes and consume more in federal nonretirement benefits like Medicare, food assistance, and unemployment.”
Shocking!
The better a group of people are educated, the less the will require in federal assistance.
I figured it would be "Minnie-Sota".
pfl
Looks as though Texas is a bigger moocher than is California.
Social security recipients are considered moochers?
bmk
He just lost me right there.
As one of those "moocher" conservative seniors on Social Security, the government collected SS tax from me every year, under penalty of law. I hated paying it and felt that I could do much better if I invested it on my own, but was not allowed to. OTOH the government promised me a return for my taxes, and I am not a moocher when I take that return.
And using the words "moocher" for military personnel who put their life on the line for minimal pay is just downright despicable. I have a few former Marine friends who will straighten him out right away if he cares to come out here and show his face.