Godric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 6 days agoInteresting choice of words, Vlad!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down17
arrow-up1151arrow-down1imageInteresting choice of words, Vlad!lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square56linkfedilink
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoNot OP; here’s the most likely link. https://rockinst.org/issue-areas/fiscal-analysis/balance-of-payments-portal/ And here is a screenshot of the relevant data Texas clocks in at $1.21 receivers for every $1 sent to the federal government.
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoAccording to this, all but 3 states receive more than they contribute, and Texas is roughly 17th out of 50 in terms of receiving the least amount back. I guess I don’t understand how Texas could be singled out in a dataset like this
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoBecause of how much Texas screams.
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoOk, and that has nothing to do with the original claim, which your data demonstrates was false
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoPoint to where it shows the falseness
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days ago This net inflow of federal dollars places Texas among the states that benefit most from federal redistribution. Your data shows about 33 out of 50 states benefit more from federal redistribution than Texas does
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoOk, but we’re talking about Texas. And the info doesn’t account for federal contracts that put more money back into the state (I don’t think).
Not OP; here’s the most likely link.
https://rockinst.org/issue-areas/fiscal-analysis/balance-of-payments-portal/
And here is a screenshot of the relevant data
Texas clocks in at $1.21 receivers for every $1 sent to the federal government.
According to this, all but 3 states receive more than they contribute, and Texas is roughly 17th out of 50 in terms of receiving the least amount back. I guess I don’t understand how Texas could be singled out in a dataset like this
Because of how much Texas screams.
Ok, and that has nothing to do with the original claim, which your data demonstrates was false
Point to where it shows the falseness
Your data shows about 33 out of 50 states benefit more from federal redistribution than Texas does
Ok, but we’re talking about Texas. And the info doesn’t account for federal contracts that put more money back into the state (I don’t think).