United States Federal Tax Dollars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_i...

interesting to compare state income statistics to some of these figures. of course MA or NJ pays significantly more in taxes per capita than MS, but tax revenue is clearly distributed to poorer states....except VA, MD, and DC...hmmm

this is pretty close to being worth buying and putting on the wall of my office...when will a copy be for sale :)

Washington, DC:
No. 1 in federal tax payments per capita, but no voice in how it is spent.

How odd, farmers earn less (and therefore pay less in taxes) than Hollywood stars and Wall Street bankers...

Tell ya what - go on ahead and stop taking all that money from those folks, and along with it, stop sending all those tax dollars out to fly-over country.
Oh, and those mandates the Red states like to hand out?
You can keep those, too.
The 10th Amendment - it's not just a good idea, it's the LAW.

I just love that the majority of states(with a few exceptions) that get more than they put in are in traditionaly anti-big-government, anti-handout republican states

Solution: drastically reduce federal taxes.

The more liberal states like NJ, NY, and CA will keep more of their money.

The more conservative states like SD, LA, and AK won't have to deal with the federal government threatening them to change their state laws by holding federal tax allotments over their heads.

Win/Win!

I've been engaged in taxations for lengthier then I care to admit, both on the personal side (all my working life!!) and from a legal viewpoint since passing the bar and following tax law. I've offered a lot of advice and redressed a lot of wrongs, and I must say that what you've posted makes complete sense. Please persist in the good work - the more people know the better they'll be outfitted to comprehend with the tax man, and that's what it's all about.

I would love to see a map like this created for regions rather than states.