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To: k2blader
A reasonable measure of achievement would be someone's earnings, would it not? Doesn't your welfare statist's paradise offer a lot of incentive to stay within the "sweet spot" of the Earned Income Credit tables? ($10,000-$14,000 w/ 2 kids gets you $4,008.00)
69 posted on 05/17/2002 5:58:32 PM PDT by TN Republican
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To: TN Republican
Really, I hear ya. Yes, Hawaii *is* a welfare state and it's disgusting. There are a few of us still here trying to achieve change. But odds are it won't happen in my life-time.
70 posted on 05/17/2002 6:11:19 PM PDT by k2blader
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To: TN Republican
Found a link related to the subject: State and Local Welfare Spending Per Capita, 1997. The data's 5 years old but likely hasn't changed too much.

Notice that Alaska is ranked #3 in terms of highest state & local welfare spending per capita. Yet it is also ranked #50 (last!) in terms of highest state/local and total tax burden.

This seems to render inaccurate any attempt to primarily relate a state's high tax burden to its "low achievement"/welfare status.
72 posted on 05/17/2002 6:56:33 PM PDT by k2blader
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