On Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 1:48:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote:
> <Gomer Pyle voice> "Surprise, surprise, surrrprise."
>
> These are the most and least federally-dependent U.S. states
> Luke Carberry Mogan
> Mon, March 21, 2022, 6:56 AM
>
> "Republican-leaning states tend to be more reliant on federal funding,
> according to a recent study from WalletHub.
>
> The analysis looked at the return on taxes paid to the federal
> government, the share of federal jobs, and federal funding as a share of
> state revenue, and weighed the federal aid dependence of each state's
> government and their residents separately.
>
> "Overall, blue states are less dependent on the federal government than
> red states," WalletHub Analyst Jill Gonzales told Yahoo Finance. "States
> with high taxes and GDP have a lower dependency on the federal
> government, while states with low taxes and GDP depend more on federal aid."
>
> Alaska was ranked first overall as being the most federally-dependent
> state while Delaware was the least dependent and also first in the
> lowest amount of other financial assistance received.
>
> A majority of the five states with the lowest GDP — South Carolina,
> Alabama, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi — are also among the
> most federally dependent states on the list. (Interestingly, however,
> Alaska is among the top five states for highest GDP despite being the
> most federally dependent state in the nation.)"
> [snip]
>
> TB

Figures nothing but welfare bums and losers