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Generic Other

(28,979 posts) Fri Nov 6, 2015, 08:25 PM Nov 2015

2015’s States Most & Least Dependent on the Federal Government

https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/

Red State Freeloaders. Surprise Surprise.

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2015’s States Most & Least Dependent on the Federal Government (Original Post) Generic Other Nov 2015 OP

That's problematic MFrohike Nov 2015 #1

Maybe the Wall Street crowd gets counted as Caymen Islanders? Generic Other Nov 2015 #2

I get that MFrohike Nov 2015 #3

MFrohike

(1,980 posts)

1. That's problematic

Reply to Generic Other (Original post)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 08:31 PM

Nov 2015

New York is somehow a net positive. Any study that makes that claim while ignoring the (literal) trillions lost in wealth and foregone GDP as a result of 2007-2008 is suspect as hell.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

2. Maybe the Wall Street crowd gets counted as Caymen Islanders?

Reply to MFrohike (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 08:34 PM

Nov 2015

This article is only related to 2015's government handouts though.

MFrohike

(1,980 posts)

3. I get that

Reply to Generic Other (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 08:37 PM

Nov 2015

It's a very limited definition of handout. The implicit subsidy the biggest banks get is worth $80B/year, but no mention of it. Nor any mention of their very existence as a result of the giant handout they got just a few years ago.

California is #6, but there's no mention of overly generous IP protections. If those don't qualify as a handout, I'm not sure anything but the bailouts really does.

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