Tax And Spend

In a recent study by the Tax Foundation, apparently Red States (the ones that complain most about taxes being too high) are actually the ones most likely to receive more in federal spending than they contribute in taxes, while the Blue States are the reverse.

You'd think anti-tax groups would generate from states that fork over more than they get back in federal largesse. But then, other studies also show the highest divorce rates in the red states, highest crime rates in the red states, highest welfare needs in the red states, and it goes on. Maybe our political system is out of whack.

Some states I like, and their tax/spend surplus/deficit:

North Carolina: receives $3.633 billion more than it gives in taxes
South Carolina: $6.724 billion
Florida: $0.472 billion
Arizona: $6.399 billion

New Jersey: $31.477 billion less than it gives
Washington: $4.083 billion
California: $50.611 billion

Maybe the Blue States should offer up their own Tax Rebellion?