tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4329889596457058216..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: States, Federal money, and freedomPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26365992116610978892014-03-30T16:00:05.776-05:002014-03-30T16:00:05.776-05:00I wonder how many of the conservative states that ...I wonder how many of the conservative states that get large amounts of federal dollars are actually getting mineral severance and royalty monies back. In my home state of Wyoming the Federal Gov't owns 48% of all the land. We rank according to one of the links 38th in the most dependent on the Fed. One number I saw was that we received about $900M from the Federal Govt. Looking at just one mineral that is extracted from this state, coal generated about $600M in mineral taxes that were paid to the Federal Govt., that doesn’t include lease revenue. Taxes on Oil and gas generated in 2012 approximately $468M, again that doesn’t include lease revenue. There are other minerals that are extracted in this state that pay federal taxes for their production. Just some thoughts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-47459322569798894532014-03-29T23:06:10.506-05:002014-03-29T23:06:10.506-05:00I'd noticed pretty much the same thing, and ca...I'd noticed pretty much the same thing, and came up with the same caveats already mentioned.<br /><br />The Mercatur listing is factoring very heavily in our decision of where to move from California this year. It's customizable, so you can choose the freedoms that matter most and that changes the rankings slightly. <br /><br />We ranked the states using the customized list, lopped off the bottom 25, and went point by point through the rest and marked each one green/yellow/red for short-term "better than California" and long-term "place to settle down."<br /><br />Arizona and 3 or 4 others were green for short and long term, but it requires more research. Tennessee looks good too. Nashville, probably. <br />Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082374076978989199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-45186066859386644012014-03-27T16:48:21.188-05:002014-03-27T16:48:21.188-05:00As others have said, it's a false dichotomy.
...As others have said, it's a false dichotomy. <br /><br />First, states don't pay taxes, individuals and corporations do. Therefore, the richest states are at the top of the list and the poorest are at the bottom. (States like Florida have the additional burden of being a mecca for a lot of retired folks as well.)<br /><br />Furthermore, if you wish to push an interstate highway all the way through a sparsely settled state such as I-90 through Montana, or I-40 through New Mexico, it's going to cost bigger bucks that than what that states population can afford.<br /><br />Military bases and other costly Federal projects are another concern, but that's already been covered.<br />Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108430731483801350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-54634509402851292252014-03-27T10:52:11.880-05:002014-03-27T10:52:11.880-05:00I'm here in Iowa and we come up near the middl...I'm here in Iowa and we come up near the middle on both. We will soon be on the downward path if the dems continue the rise to power in the local arena. I know for a fact the county auditor has cooked the books for the county I live in.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38138059547792237382014-03-27T10:45:01.679-05:002014-03-27T10:45:01.679-05:00I think you're falling into a false dichotomy....I think you're falling into a false dichotomy. If keeping state tax rates down makes the state more dependent on Federal funds, it just means that state is spending too much and needs to whittle down its government to a better size, and get its expenses below its revenue.John Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88757672940073880572014-03-27T10:24:54.184-05:002014-03-27T10:24:54.184-05:00There are also Federal mandates. For example, how ...There are also Federal mandates. For example, how much of that state's budget is from Medicaid?<br />Florida has a large amount of Federal dollars, but much of that is due to the fact that 32% of state spending is Medicaid dollars. <br /><br />One reason for that is the large number of hospital visits that are caused by EMTALA's requirement that hospitals treat anyone arriving at the ER, regardless of the ability to pay. Since there is a large illegal immigrant population here, the ERs are overloaded with people looking for free medical care.<br />Then there are the military bases, the Space center, and other Federal projects.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-36686452551590630652014-03-27T09:44:40.788-05:002014-03-27T09:44:40.788-05:00I may be ignorant here, but I think the issue is t...I may be ignorant here, but I think the issue is the use of percentages. If a state provides very little to the fed, any monies coming from the fed will look large as a percentage. I would like to see the actual dollars before I agree with your premise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67752032148541908032014-03-27T08:19:00.187-05:002014-03-27T08:19:00.187-05:00Here is the link to his post explaining everything...Here is the link to his post explaining everything.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/larry.correia/posts/781055845238680?stream_ref=10" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/larry.correia/posts/781055845238680?stream_ref=10</a>SteveGhttp://www.ordnance-corner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29315937088373612182014-03-27T08:04:07.625-05:002014-03-27T08:04:07.625-05:00Larry Correia, author of Monster Hunter Internatio...Larry Correia, author of Monster Hunter International had a good rant about these statistics on his Facebook page yesterday. Cliff notes version, how many of those tax dollars go to support military bases, depots etc? According to him that should be considered as payment for services rendered and instead it gets lumped into welfare payments. I'll see if I can link it here in a bit.SteveGhttp://www.ordnance-corner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-64933812399575997402014-03-27T07:25:47.247-05:002014-03-27T07:25:47.247-05:00I'm in flavor of LESS dependency on the Fed......I'm in flavor of LESS dependency on the Fed... If it means a bit more in local taxes, so be it...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67515546613193635762014-03-27T06:15:21.136-05:002014-03-27T06:15:21.136-05:00Hey Peter;
WHen I joined the Army in 1985, I...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> WHen I joined the Army in 1985, I was stationed to the peoples republic of mass for AIT. Well in Georgia, the drinking age was 18, well in MASS it is 21. That really bit the big one. I liked the occasional beer, Stroh's I believe. Well here I was old enough to enlist and die for my country but I couldn't drink alcohol. I had some issues with that. Well anyway I found out from some of the other G.I's that Vermont's drinking age was 18. So I and others would drive to Brattleboro in Vermont to get beer and bring it back to Ft Devens. Well the Feds were putting a lot of pressure on Vermont to raise their drinking age or lose some highway money. Well Vermont more than made up for it in liquor tax from all the people coming in there from the other states so they politely told the FEDS to pound sand. MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37487343987733205382014-03-26T22:27:16.191-05:002014-03-26T22:27:16.191-05:00Montana, where I live, doesn't do well on fede...Montana, where I live, doesn't do well on federal dependency. One thing not taken in to account is the large Indian reservation population. Those people are almost 100% dependent on DC and have nothing positive to show for it. I'd be curious to see how the state would rank without that group dragging it down. You'll note that other rural states with large reservation populations such as Arizona, New Mexico, or South Dakota are also poor performers.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.com