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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
If your argument is that Democrat voters are poor, than shouldn't the Blue states be the ones who are receiving money from the Red states? I mean they have a higher percentage of Democratic voters (poor people). Shouldn't California be pulling money from Alabama and Mississippi since those states are filled with Republican voters (rich people)?
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You're thinking of it the wrong way. The comparison you're trying to make has nothing to do with Red or Blue, it has more to do with taxation amounts based on populace (with a COL adjustment) vs amounts needed for Federal spending (on things like roads, schools, etc). The Blue states on average spend quite a bit more on social "benefits" like welfare. Keeping with your 2005 example, here is the welfare spending by state for that same fiscal time frame:
http://www.ppinys.org/reports/jtf/welfarespending.htm
Here is an historic Red/Blue breakdown for comparison:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rpleNation.PNG