[Burf]

Its not only the southern states getting the money. The great state of North Dakota gets over a buck and a half back on every dollar they send to Washington. That was one of Congressman Earl Pomeroy's talking points when he was running for reelection. He won. So much for the "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" wing of the Democratic Party.

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FY’00
For Gore in 2000 Federal Tax $ Recvd./Federal Tax $ Contributed

Connecticut 0.62
New Jersey 0.66
Illinois 0.74
Minnesota 0.76
Michigan 0.81
Wisconsin 0.83
Delaware 0.84
California 0.86
Massachusetts 0.86
New York 0.86
Washington 0.87
Oregon 0.93
Iowa 1.04
Pennsylvania 1.06
Vermont 1.08
Rhode Island 1.18
Maine 1.32
Hawaii 1.56
New Mexico 2.03
Dist. of Columbia 6.49

For Bush in 2000

Nevada 0.69
New Hampshire 0.71
Colorado 0.85
Indiana 0.92
Texas 0.96
Ohio 0.97
Georgia 0.99
Florida 1
Kansas 1.02
North Carolina 1.06
Utah 1.06
Nebraska 1.09
Wyoming 1.09
Arizona 1.18
Tennessee 1.2
Missouri 1.26
South Carolina 1.27
Idaho 1.3
Maryland 1.32
Arkansas 1.38
Louisiana 1.39
Kentucky 1.41
Oklahoma 1.46
South Dakota 1.46
Virginia 1.48
Alabama 1.54
Montana 1.59
Alaska 1.68
West Virginia 1.75
Mississippi 1.78
North Dakota 1.86
Source: Tax Foundation, based on federal expenditure data from the Bureau of the Census.