• protist@retrofed.comEnglish
    12·
    7 days ago

    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

      • protist@retrofed.comEnglish
        12·
        7 days ago

        Ok, and that has nothing to do with the original claim, which your data demonstrates was false

          • protist@retrofed.comEnglish
            1·
            6 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

            • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              5 days ago

              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).