40% approval now, the lowest ever for a White House apparent. 19%
approve of his policies, a debacle. So, how come they voted him in: think
RACE, he was going to rescue the
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1.0in;}#yiv3588276265 div.yiv3588276265WordSection1 {}--> Which US State Is the
Biggest Federal Mooch?By Daniel Mitchell | January 17, 2017 | 9:37 AM ESTo
Which state gets the biggest share of its budget from the federal government?Is
it California, the left’s bizarre alternative universe?Is it Illinois, the
poster child for big-government excess?Nope, not even close. As a matter of
fact, those two jurisdictions are among the 10-least dependent states.And if
you’re guessing that the answer is New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut,
or some other “blue state,” that would be wrong as well.Instead, if you check
out this map from the Tax Foundation, the answer is Mississippi, followed by
Louisiana, Tennessee, Montana, and Kentucky. All of which are red states!
So does this mean that politicians in red states are hypocrites who like big
government so long as someone else is paying? That’s one way of interpreting
the data, and I’m sure it’s partially true. But for a more complete answer,
let’s look at the Tax Foundation’s explanation of its methodology. Here’s part
of what Morgan Scarboro wrote.“State governments … receive a significant amount
of assistance from the federal government in the form of federal grants-in-aid.
Aid is given to states for Medicaid, transportation, education, and other
means-tested entitlement programs administered by the states. … states … that
rely heavily on federal assistance … tend to have modest tax collections and a
relatively large low-income population.” P.S. For what it’s worth, California
has the nation’s most self-reliant people, as measured by voluntary food stamp
usage.P.P.S. And it’s definitely worth noting that the federal government
deserves the overwhelming share of the blame for rising levels of dependency in
the United States.Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and
supply-side tax policy at the Cato Institute. Mitchell is a strong advocate of
a flat tax and international tax competition.
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