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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, t...