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Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge
These numbers say something, but in and of themselves they don't mean all that much.
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Oh, agreed - there's a load of context. In my defense, I did post in response to someone who thought that "getting rid of liberal states would remove the deficit" or some nonsense like that. It's not as if a statement like that really merits a nuanced analysis in response.
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It's important to look at how those tax dollars are actually being spent, before simply concluding that the United States would be better off without Alaska, for instance.
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There are some obvious outliers - undoubtedly some of the territories would show an equal lack of balance. (Hawaii is a huge net recipient as well, undoubtedly due to the Navy presence.)
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Instead of quoting the numbers as some kind of end-game response, the numbers should open a line of enquiry for people.
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It could make for an interesting debate, but I find I run into information overload right quick when trying to suss out the reasons for budetary allocations for 50 states.
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