Blue States Broke, Federal Aid Recipients in Red States Vote Democrat

[Bush92]

Good piece on the lack of fiscal management by liberal Democrats.
It Looks Like Red States Take Most in Federal 'Welfare' from this Map. But Looks Can Be Deceiving.

 

[pillars]

That isn't actually what your article says. The Blue states rely more on local and state dollars to pay for programs. The red states rely more heavily on federal dollars.

 

[brummelben]

That isn't actually what your article says. The Blue states rely more on local and state dollars to pay for programs. The red states rely more heavily on federal dollars.

If it wasn't for the Obama stimulus a number of red states, Texas included, could have faced bankruptcy

 

[IcebergSlim]

That isn't actually what your article says. The Blue states rely more on local and state dollars to pay for programs. The red states rely more heavily on federal dollars.

If it wasn't for the Obama stimulus a number of red states, Texas included, could have faced bankruptcy

Not so sure about Texas.....After it crashed and burned in the early 90s, the state government tightened up rules about RE financing....as a consequence the state was far less affected by the crisis than most...