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Interesting map. It is the percent of income by county that comes from gov't, things like SS disability, welfare, food stamps, etc.
I thought Red State people believed in getting the gov't off their backs and making it by their own hard work... so why is 25% to HALF of total income in most Red States coming from non work??
Because red-states have more poor people and they vote against their own interests. They vote for the same crooks trying to cut their welfare. Red state leaders are con men.
LOL..look at that map. Your sentence is coming up lame.
Look, i don't buy into the whole Red State/welfare thing, but that map says something completely different than what you're saying.
Rural areas in this country, especially in Red States, aren't losing out on the welfare train.
Look at Michigan. Yeah i know...not exactly a red state.
But look at the top of the mitten. No big cities and few minorities up there.
A lot of Idaho's rural country are the Reservations and State Land. Plus most of Idaho's backcountry is owned by the state, where does this factor into Red State welfare? Plus, many tribal members benefit from government paid jobs, non-tribal members in Idaho are not allowed these jobs.
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Originally Posted by censusdata
Interesting map. It is the percent of income by county that comes from gov't, things like SS disability, welfare, food stamps, etc.
I thought Red State people believed in getting the gov't off their backs and making it by their own hard work... so why is 25% to HALF of total income in most Red States coming from non work??
Your map, as for the West Coast goes seems to show plenty of $$$ going to Las Vegas area and the corner of CA and Oregon. Isn't the section darkened in Arizona, mostly Indian Reservations?
Reading the link you provided shows the map and how they colored it: What is included in government transfer payments to individuals?
Seems they LUMPED everything together.......can we done with Red States have more welfare than Blue states do. California probably has more food stamp type of welfare than, Idaho and Montana put together.
Retirement and disability insurance benefits, Medical benefits (includes Medicare benefits), Income maintenance benefit, Unemployment insurance compensation, Veterans' benefits, Education and training assistance.
Other transfer receipts of individuals from governments: Other transfer receipts of individuals from governments consist largely of Bureau of Indian Affairs payments, education exchange payments, Alaska Permanent Fund dividend payments, compensation of survivors of public safety officers, compensation of victims of crime, disaster relief payments, compensation for Japanese internment, and other special payments to individuals.
Note that government pensions and farm payment are not included in transfer payments to individuals.
Last edited by wildflower82; 12-21-2014 at 11:39 AM..
A lot of Idaho's rural country are the Reservations and State Land. Plus most of Idaho's backcountry is owned by the state, where does this factor into Red State welfare? Plus, many tribal members benefit from government paid jobs, non-tribal members in Idaho are not allowed these jobs.
Your map, as for the West Coast goes seems to show plenty of $$$ going to Las Vegas area and the corner of CA and Oregon. Isn't the section darkened in Arizona, mostly Indian Reservations?
Come on now...let's not put everything on the Indians. Plenty of white and black folks suck off the federal teet in this country.
And the federal teet isn't always welfare either. Big Ag subsidization is just as bad as welfare in some places...and that's not going in the hands of the Indians.
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