Oh, I forgot to point out that the data shown here are based on 1990-2009 Federal taxation and spending, so the sad, serious effects of the last three years are not visible.
Also, as the Federal government's role in the economy continues to expand, the break-even point will continue to march down the page, with more and more states being forced into the position of paying more in Federal taxes than they receive in Federal spending.
So in a sense, your chart gives us a start on figuring out when the balance will shift to the point that secession becomes a favorable economic strategy for the "Romney Union."
(Not that Romney himself would have anything to do with it; he received those votes only because a Boston liberal was marginally more attractive to conservatives than a Chicago socialist. He wouldn't even make the ballot in a union of red states.)
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Date: 2012-11-10 07:50 am (UTC)Also, as the Federal government's role in the economy continues to expand, the break-even point will continue to march down the page, with more and more states being forced into the position of paying more in Federal taxes than they receive in Federal spending.
So in a sense, your chart gives us a start on figuring out when the balance will shift to the point that secession becomes a favorable economic strategy for the "Romney Union."
(Not that Romney himself would have anything to do with it; he received those votes only because a Boston liberal was marginally more attractive to conservatives than a Chicago socialist. He wouldn't even make the ballot in a union of red states.)
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