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By: Federal Taxes paid/received for each State « Visualizing Economics

Federal Taxes paid/received for each State « Visualizing Economics — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:37:25 +0000

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By: opminded

opminded — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:44:29 +0000

From the foundation that put this chart together: “States with wealthier residents pay higher federal taxes per capita thanks to the progressive structure of the income tax. Other factors include whether states have powerful Members of Congress, the number of federal employees present in a state, and the number of residents receiving Social Security, Medicare and other federal entitlements.”

By: opminded

opminded — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:38:14 +0000

Does it include Social Security payouts?

By: anna

anna — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:08:55 +0000

Bagelsan, Washington state might just be richer than you though. It is very important agriculturally (in the top 5 and often the top 3 states in the US for products like red raspberries, apples, potatoes, mint, and hops) in addition to being the home of Microsoft, Amazon, Valve (gaming), Costco, Nordstrom, and Starbucks. Weyerhauser, Nintendo, and Boeing are also rather big. Quite a lot of international shipping, mostly Asian, comes through Washington ports, as do fishing fleets and cruise ships.

By: junequest

junequest — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:11:16 +0000

No kidding!

I live in the South, too, and every time I hear someone complain, “I don’t wanna feed other people’s babies!”, I want to reply, “And by other people’s, do you mean…your own?”

By: Shana

Shana — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:08:16 +0000

It may not be anyone’s upside down Hummer… It may be fiscally irresponsible politicians sinking money into pointless projects and profiting from the resulting contractor payoffs. I apologize for the alliteration.

By: Shana

Shana — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:04:24 +0000

What on Earth is Louisiana doing with all that? New Orleans isn’t finished… not even close 5 year later. Our schools are some of the worst in the country. Our police force is corrupt and over worked and we have more people in prison (per capita) than any other. Our roads suck, and our bridges are not only dangerous but far too narrow by DOT standards. Our universities are routinely gutted for every new pet project or to buffer massive losses. WTF are they doing with those dollars? Because it sure has not been used to benefit the state or its residents.

By: Terrie

Terrie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:12:06 +0000

Do the numbers include the money for Indian tribes? New Mexico has over 20 different federally recognized tribes.

By: legolandpenguin

legolandpenguin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:12:35 +0000

I wonder if military basing has anything to do with it, too. Some of the profiting states might have a large military presence with smaller state populations.

By: lsmsrbls

lsmsrbls — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:35:15 +0000

This is one of the things that pisses me off the most about living in the South around election time. And there is plenty of competition.

By: Bagelsan

Bagelsan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:22:03 +0000

I was curious why Washington state was up there so high — all those computer company billionaires, maybe? I don’t know if even Bill Gates and Paul Allen by themselves are enough to bump up a whole state, though… Maybe Washington state is just richer than I thought.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:23:07 +0000

Do these numbers account for federal taxes paid by casinos? The top three paying states (NJ,NV,CT) all have major casino revenues.

By: cj

cj — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:14:25 +0000

Is the secret to New Mexico’s tax ‘profit’ Los Alamos & nuclear waste disposal projects? Because if so, New Mexico may be getting the raw end of this deal.

By: Duran2

Duran2 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:32:10 +0000

And at the risk of spamming, one last reply.

lisa: you should have posted a comment to help people correctly interpret the maps.

By: Duran2

Duran2 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:30:35 +0000

BTW, yes, agricultural subsidies are included.