Oct 25, 2012 ... There are serious economists who study the difference between what our states pay in taxes and how much they get in return from the U.S. government. ... clear: With some exceptions, what we regard as red states are sent a whole lot more of your hard-earned tax dollars than the traditional blue states.
Jul 29, 2014 ... But tell me again how Republican policies grow the economy?" This was a variation on a few memes we've checked previously -- that nine out of the 10 poorest states are red states (we rated this Mostly True) and that Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes (also Mostly ...
Feb 16, 2012 ... A look at 2010 Census and IRS data reveals that the 50 states and the District of Columbia, on average, received $1.29 in federal spending for every federal tax dollar they paid. That means that some states are getting a lot more than they put in, and vice versa. The states that contributed more in taxes than ...
Aug 18, 2011 ... Blue states get stuck with the bill. ... Take a look at the difference between federal spending on any given state and the federal taxes received from that state. ... Anything over a dollar means the state received more than it paid; anything less than $1.00 means the state paid more in taxes than it received in ...
The ability of the United States government to tax and spend in specific regions has large implications to economic activity and performance. Taxes are indexed to wages and profits and therefore areas of high taxation are correlated with areas of higher per capita income and more economic activity. Spending is largely ...
Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.