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Report shows Republican states are most dependent on the federal government

Remember how, preceding the 2012 elections, the Republican Party decided to divide Americans up into two classes - the makers and the takers - and seemed to insinuate that Republicans were the makers and Democrats were the takers? Well, ironically enough, due to a new report that was released, it appears as if these Congressional Republicans and talking heads were suffering from a case of denial and/or projection.

According to the consumer finance site Wallet Hub, it showed that if we were to divide the two parties by the labels of "makers" and "takers," Democratic states would be the "makers" and Republican states would be the "takers."

The very blue state of Delaware had the best maker/taker ratio, as for every $1 in taxes it pays, it receives only 50 cents back from the federal government.

The very red state of Mississippi and the battleground state of New Mexico tied for the worst maker/taker ratio, as for every $1 they pay in taxes, they receive approximately $3 from the federal government.

Here are how the other red states (states Romney won in the 2012 election) fared on the maker/taker scale:

6. Kansas
14. (tie) Nebraska
14. (tie) Utah
21. Alaska
22. Arkansas
24. North Carolina
25. Indiana
27. Oklahoma
29. North Dakota
31. Idaho
32. Texas
33. Georgia
36. Missouri
38. Wyoming
40. South Carolina
41. Kentucky
42. Arizona
43. (tie) South Dakota
43. (tie) West Virginia
45. Tennessee
46. Montana
48. Louisiana
49. Alabama
(50. (tie) Mississippi - as earlier stated)

Only one state Romney won in 2012 finished in the top ten, while nine finished in the bottom ten. Overall, in the 24 states Romney won, they averaged to possess a ranking of 33.29.

Who are the "makers" and "takers" again?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/republican-states-most-dependent-government_n_5035877.html
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