Every once and again, statisticians produce reports showing which states provide the federal government with the most money, and which are the biggest recipients of federal welfare.
I decided that since the extremists are showing us how serious they are about running this country into the ground with their fears of socialism, they needed a polite reminder that they are the...
BIGGEST
WELFARE
QUEENS*
.................................................. EVER.
To prove this utterly simple point, I appended information about which presidential candidate carried each state, to the Tax Foundation's analysis of each state's federal taxes paid vs. federal taxes received (ie: a study about which states are the provider states and which are the welfare states). Note: Data is through 2005.
Surprise, surprise. Obama carried 18 out of 20 (90%) provider states, while McCain carried 20 out of 30 (67%) welfare states. Thus, proving my point. The people most paranoid about the size of the federal government and socialism are also the biggest welfare queens....... ever.
The Provider States:
I decided that since the extremists are showing us how serious they are about running this country into the ground with their fears of socialism, they needed a polite reminder that they are the...
BIGGEST
WELFARE
QUEENS*
.................................................. EVER.
To prove this utterly simple point, I appended information about which presidential candidate carried each state, to the Tax Foundation's analysis of each state's federal taxes paid vs. federal taxes received (ie: a study about which states are the provider states and which are the welfare states). Note: Data is through 2005.
Surprise, surprise. Obama carried 18 out of 20 (90%) provider states, while McCain carried 20 out of 30 (67%) welfare states. Thus, proving my point. The people most paranoid about the size of the federal government and socialism are also the biggest welfare queens....... ever.
The Provider States:
- Georgia - McCain
- Washington - Obama
- North Carolina - Obama
- Colorado - Obama
- Ohio - Obama
- Oregon - Obama
- Massachusetts - Obama
- California - Obama
- Indiana - Obama
- Texas - McCain
- New York - Obama
- Wisconsin - Obama
- Minnesota - Obama
- Delaware - Obama
- Michigan - Obama
- Nevada - Obama
- Connecticut - Obama
- New Hampshire - Obama
- Illinois - Obama
- New Jersey - Obama
The Welfare States (look at all that red!):
- New Mexico - Obama
- Missippi - McCain
- North Dakota - McCain
- Virginia - Obama
- Montana - McCain
- West Virginia - McCain
- South Dakota - McCain
- Alabama - McCain
- Hawaii - Obama
- Missouri - McCain
- Arkansas - McCain
- Alaska - McCain
- Maine - Obama
- Kentucky - McCain
- Louisiana - McCain
- South Carolina - McCain
- Maryland - Obama -------- uh oh, are we too dependent on federal jobs?
- Oklahoma - McCain
- Idaho - McCain
- Utah - McCain
- Arizona - McCain
- Tennessee - McCain
- Nebraska - McCain
- Kansas - McCain
- Rhode Island - Obama
- Iowa - Obama
- Florida - Obama
- Wyoming - McCain
- Vermont - Obama
- Pennsylvania - Obama
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