…and more on the red/blue map. Reader M.G. points out this mostly overlooked fact: “I have also found it interesting to compare data on per capita dollar returns from federal taxes (available from the Tax Foundation at taxfoundation.org) with the state-by-state red/blue map. Surprisingly, blue states (considered “liberal”) tend to contribute more in federal taxes than they receive in federal largess, whereas the red states (considered to be “conservative” and against big government) tend to receive more from the federal government than they contribute. In other words, via their federal taxes, the folks in blue states like Connecticut and Massachusetts … Continue reading Re: The Great Divide