Since Romney was taped characterizing Democrats as on the take, let me publish this.



Most politically "red" states are financially in the red when it comes to how much money they receive from Washington compared with what their residents pay in taxes.

A look at 2010 Census and IRS data reveals that the 50 states and the District of Columbia, on average, received $1.29 in federal spending for every federal tax dollar they paid. That means that some states are getting a lot more than they put in, and vice versa. The states that contributed more in taxes than they got back in spending were more likely to have voted for Obama in 2008 and were more likely to be largely urban. (There are some clear exceptions: For instance, New Mexico, a rural,Democratic state, gets more federal money per tax dollar than any other state.)

There is a really good article about this at Reason.com,
The Red/Blue Paradox
Why do liberal states give while conservative states take? By Veronique de Rugy at https://reason.com/archives/2011/07/14/the-redblue-paradox

It does not read like a Dem or Rep article. It reads like straightforward, unbiased information.

I am off for a few days. I am packing as I write to attend our annual convention.