Text 22 Feb A map that (I hope) speaks for itself

After the NYT piece last week that went in-depth into the paradox that Federal spending critics (largely Republican-represented states) tend to be the biggest recipients of those same Federal programs, TPM created this map that gives a pretty succinct description of this fact.

The map expands on that by adding to the story the amount of dollars each state gets for each dollar it pays into Federal coffers.


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