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That seems overly negative, to me. Being 26th makes them average, and they get to use the money that other states use for education on other things, or lower t
by jlarocco 4y ago
That seems overly negative, to me. Being 26th makes them average, and they get to use the money that other states use for education on other things, or lower taxes.
- dymk 4y agoThey're heavily subsidized by coastal blue states and they're still 50th percentile.
- mullingitover 4y agoGeorgia isn't heavily subsidized (unlike most states in the region), they actually rank 36th in federal dependency[1]. Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island all rank higher on federal dependency. [1] https://www.moneygeek.com/living/states-most-reliant-federal-government/ https://www.moneygeek.com/living/states-most-reliant-federal...
- jlarocco 4y agoI agree with your point, but the numbers on that site are suspicious. New Mexico's GDP isn't $400 billion - it's more like $100 billion. Colorado's is about $380-400 billion, and not $1.5 trillion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/new-mexico/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/new-mexico/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Colorado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Colorado https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/colorado/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/colorado/