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<p>According to 24/7 Wall Street, which is reasonably reliable source, Alaska, Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, New Mexico, Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, Connecticut, and North Dakota were the top ten states receiving more monies from the U.S. Treasury than they paid in federal taxes. The figures are per capita, which is more meaningful than raw numbers.</p> <p>According to Ezra Klein, who writes for the Washington Post and Bloomberg, amongst others, Texas was not one of the states that received more from the federal government than it contributed. But it has in the past for a variety of reasons.</p> <p>States with large military installations, immigrant populations, retirees, etc. get back more than they send to Washington because of federal programs. Virginia has numerous federal installations, including one of the largest Naval ports in the world. And some of the southern states, i.e. Texas, Florida, etc. have a relatively high retiree population that receives Social Security and Medicare payments. </p> <p>Texas, which has approximately 8.2 per cent of the nation's population, has an estimated1,650,000 or 15 per cent of the nation's illegal immigrants. To help offset the cost of their impact on the state's schools, hospitals, police departments, etc., the state receives federal funds. Also, Texas has the longest border with Mexico of any of the states. The border is guarded by the U.S. Border Patrol, which is paid for by the United States. </p> <p>Just looking at raw dollars without drilling into the funds flow patterns and the reasons for them is not helpful.</p>
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