#MAGA #conservatives of the #WelfareRedStates are jealous and envious of the profitable blue states and blue cities, especially #California and #Californians, and that's basically why MAGA are attacking blue states and blue cities like #LosAngeles, hoping #disrupt & #destabilize our #economy.
And according to Pew, in 2022, Louisiana was the state with the highest percent of revenue from the federal government, at 50.5%.
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Indeed, Louisiana is ranked the seventh most federally dependent state in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis.
(West Virginia is ranked fourth.)
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While 20% of Americans are on Medicaid, that number is 40% in Louisiana.
A startling 63% of all baby deliveries in the Pelican State are paid for by Medicaid, so take that, “pro-life” advocates.
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Fifty percent!
They hate socialism, but … 50% of West Virginia’s budget is subsidized by the rest of the country, and really, by blue states—specifically California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington.
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Ah yes, the federal government spends too much money. But …
Close to 50% of the nearly $19.9 billion West Virginia aggregate spending budget comes through federal dollars such as IGTs and transfers of some sort,” WBOY reported.
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So then, why would California continue to support the #WelfareRedStates?
They want to punish the only state that contributes more to the federal government than it gets back?
Make like the Russian Warship, Trump. 🖕
