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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Which State Are The Biggest "Moochers"?

Since Donald Trump's election, some leftists have been trotting out analyses showing that many states that voted for Trump are also states where federal spending plays a disproportionately large role in the statewide economy. In other words, many of those states that talk a lot about states rights and less federal government - it is pointed out - also receive an especially large amount of federal spending in that state.

In many cases, this claim is correct. As this mises.org analysis shows, many states within the Trump heartland are what many might call "moocher states" because the residents there - taken overall - receive more in federal spending than in is paid in federal taxes:

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2 comments:

  1. Almost every state voted for him

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  2. And,county for County, state for state anyway you look at it the entire country voted and trump won. So that being said get off the political train get on with your life and except the fact that what ever state you live in the fact remains they all want more and more whoever is in the white house and it will continue. It's time to move on

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