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Buckeye_Democrat

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3. Ohio has declined for decades, and yet it's one of the biggest givers?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2017, 08:44 AM

Apr 2017

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-states-are-givers-and-which-are-takers/361668/

If you look only at the first measure—how much the federal government spends per person in each state compared with the amount its citizens pay in federal income taxes—other states stand out, particularly South Carolina: The Palmetto State receives $7.87 back from Washington for every $1 its citizens pay in federal tax. This bar chart, made from WalletHub's data, reveals the sharp discrepancies among states on that measure.

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Tax soda to level the field [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2017 OP

Dont understand how this affects other states? MichMan Apr 2017 #1

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Why do we want to tax the poor? MichMan Apr 2017 #4

Ohio has declined for decades, and yet it's one of the biggest givers? Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2017 #3

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