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Louisiana wouldn't be in it's position if they could get a share of the off shore drilling leases that are paid to the federal government. We also have farms that receive subsidies. Besides corn, we also have rice, sugar cane, catfish, crawfish, and tree farms in the middle and northern part of the state. Rice, sugar cane, and crawfish are severely impacted by hurricanes. Our crawfish farmers are hurting thanks to cheap Chinese imported crawfish.
Wow. I cannot believe I do not see my state up there.
Below is the 2005 ranking of all 50 states. As much as the GOP complain about "pork", it is mostly red states who get military bases, federal projects and contracts, farm and business subsidies (corporate welfare), and other "pork" that blue states pay for.
However, hypocrisy and disinformation is nothing new to the "teabag" crowd.
New Mexico doesn't surprise me... they have Los Alamos and other government sponsored labs. Plus, they're small in population (~1-2 million).
Alaska has oil fields and wildlife preserves, and again, a small populace (~700K) to pay taxes out. No surprise there.
Louisiana is poor, and they had that giant hurricane there. They have all those FEMA trailors and federal aid (and the bureaucracy that comes with it).
Virginia has NoVA. That contains the CIA, the Pentagon, field offices for various GSEs and agencies, etc.. Again, no surprise there.
The Dakotas get farm subsidies. So do WV, Kentucky, and parts of Mississippi. There are a lot of unemployed there, too, so no surprise.
I'm surprised that Nevada is a donor state with all of the military funding it gets.
Something else about Alaska other than a small population:
1. Lots of military installations (Army, AF, etc.)
2. Missile Shield (more military)
3. Huge Coast Guard fleet (more military)
4. Lots of research, weather, space, etc. (military-related)
5. Very few roads (compared to other States), used by the military daily
6. Rocket launching operations at different locations (more military, and NASA)
7. NATO and other international armed forces ground and air exercises
8. Most of Alaska is owned by the Federal Government
I noticed the date was 2005. I wonder if this was during the time of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita? Katrina hit Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Rita hit Louisiana and Texas.
I noticed the date was 2005. I wonder if this was during the time of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita? Katrina hit Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Rita hit Louisiana and Texas.
The tables as posted above are just bunk, simply because there are no explanations of the reasons for differences between States. But these reasons are explained in several Web sites. This one, for example:
his interpretation may be appealing, but it's probably wrong. The much more likely factor driving the persistent imbalance between federal taxing and spending isn't the relative ability of lawmakers to "bring home the bacon," but is the fact that higher income states bear a larger fraction of the federal tax burden—an imbalance that is sharply amplified by the progressive structure of the federal income tax.
The tables as posted above are just bunk, simply because there are no explanations of the reasons for differences between States. But these reasons are explained in several Web sites. This one, for example:
How is it bunk? In general, more urban blue states are more productive for the economy and, yes, create more wealth. They also, in general, get less federal "pork" per capita than more rural red states.
How is it bunk? In general, more urban blue states are more productive for the economy and, yes, create more wealth. They also, in general, get less federal "pork" per capita than more rural red states.
Did you read the information at the link I posted. It's explained there.
The tables as posted above are just bunk, simply because there are no explanations of the reasons for differences between States. But these reasons are explained in several Web sites. This one, for example:
My link only tells the reasons why, which differ from what has been said in this thread. For example, in the link it's mentioned that the "interpretation presented by the tables above" may not be true.
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This interpretation may be appealing, but it's probably wrong.
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