[Hoot Gibson]

Kentucky couldn't do squat without federal money.
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http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-...tion-drive

Look it over for yourself. Of course, you knew how to find the same info.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safa...8&oe=UTF-8

The map is a classic example of lying with statistics. Numbers were cherry picked to make certain states with Republican senators appear to be getting for than "their fair share" of benefits, while understating the amount that other states. There is no way that Washington, D.C. residents receive federal benefits of only 30 cents on the dollar. DC is very dependent on the federal government to cover basic services to its residents.

Excluding federal salaries as "benefits" masks the large extent to which states like Virginia, Maryland, and California, as well as DC itself are dependent on federal dollars. The fact is, elderly flee southward to states like Tennessee, Florida, etc. to escape the high taxes of liberal northern states. Their federal benefits follow them.

Including Social Security and Medicare payments in compiling the map, while excluding the salaries of federal employees and contractors presents a very misleading picture of federal dependency.

Most of the wealthiest counties in the country are located within 50 miles of my home. They are among the wealthiest counties because of direct and indirect federal spending.

Yet, Virginia, Maryland, and DC are portrayed as areas where residents pay more federal taxes than they receive in benefits.

Your map is a joke.