On May 16, 6:29*am, wrote:
On May 16, 7:30*am, dave wrote:

Then why do the red states get more tax money per capita than the blue
states? *Defense spending is redistribution too.

Because employees in Blue States pay more State and local taxes thus
paying less Federal taxes. *Therefor, Blue States receive less Fedaral
Tax money.


You're just wrong about federal taxes.
Data from http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/22685.html
who got it from the Federal Government.

Here's the 2005 sugar dadies:
State, Recieved per dollar spent, 2004 vote, 2008 vote.
New Jersey, 0.61, Blue, Blue
Nevada, 0.65, Red, Blue
Connecticut, 0.69, Blue, Blue
New Hampshire, 0.71, Blue, Blue
Minnesota, 0.72, Blue, Blue
Illinois, 0.75, Blue, Blue
Deleware, 0.77, Blue, Blue
California, 0.78, Blue, Blue
New York, 0.79, Blue, Blue
Colorado, 0.81, Red, Blue
Massachusetts, 0.82, Blue, Blue
Wisconsin, 0.86, Blue, Blue
Washington, 0.88, Blue, Blue
Michigan, 0.92, Blue, Blue
Oregon, 0.93, Blue, Blue
Texas, 0.94, Red, Red
Florida, 0.97, Red, Blue

Rhode Island broke even, blue in both elections.

The welfare queens:
District of Columbia, 5.55, Blue, Blue
New Mexico, 2.03, Red, Blue
Mississippi, 2.02, Red, Red
Alaska, 1.84, Red, Red
Louisiana, 1.78, Red, Red
West Verginia, 1.76, Red, Red
North Dakota, 1.68, Red, Red
Alabama, 1.66, Red, Red
South Dakota, 1.53, Red, Red
Kentucky, 1.51, Red, Red
Virginia, 1.51, Red, Blue
Montana, 1.47, Red, Red
Hawaii, 1.44, Blue, Blue
Arkansas, 1.41, Red, Red
Maine, 1.41, Blue, Blue
Oklahoma, 1.36, Red, Red
South Carolina, 1.35, Red, Red
Missouri, 1.32, Red, Red
Maryland, 1.30, Blue, Blue
Tennessee, 1.27, Red, Red
Idaho, 1.21, Red, Red
Arizona, 1.19, Red, Red
Kansas, 1.12, Red, Red
Wyoming, 1.11, Red, Red
Iowa, 1.10, Red, Blue
Nebraska, 1.10, Red, Red
North Carolina, 1.08, Red, Blue
Vermont, 1.08, Blue, Blue
Pennsylvania, 1.07, Blue, Blue
Utah, 1.07, Red, Red
Indiana, 1.05, Red, Blue
Ohio, 1.05, Red, Blue
Georgia, 1.01, Red, Red