05-04-2016, 02:09 PM
(05-04-2016, 12:14 PM)Maggot Wrote: A state has to have some rich people in it to pay for welfare. West Virginia has none of that its been a Democratically held state since Bird has been in and that's a long time. I find it hard to believe that they will abandon the free paycheck no matter what Hillary says. The only reason Cali and NY has so much welfare is because they have enough rich people to soak it out of.
The rich working people in California and New York contribute to welfare via state/local taxes, same as the non-rich working people. That much is true.
On the plus side, people in New Hampshire and other states can take solace in knowing that New York and California are in the bottom 10 and bottom 5 states respectively in terms of reliance on federal assistance/taxes for such programs. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-le...ethodology