Republicans biting the teat that feeds them

Dennis, over at The Moderate Republican (yes, there is such a thing), notes the sheer hypocrisy of many "small government" types.

The way that the far right likes to spin the role of government is that in the "Red States" like Texas, there is less government unlike in the "Blue States" where people want their government big. Well, a study shows that it is the Red States that suck from the government's teat, getting back more in federal money than they pay in taxes. For example, Mississippi gets back a whopping $1.84 for ever dollar it gives to Washington, while my adopted state of Minnesota gets back a measly 77 cents. So in essence, I am easing the tax burden of some guy in Natchez, MS.

[note: in case you forgot, red states are those that voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and blue states are those that voted for Al Gore]

The study he cited noted that of the 10 states that receive the most federal largesse per dollar of federal taxes paid, 8 of them voted Republican in the last presidential election. Of the 10 states that receive the least, 7 of them voted Democrat in the last presidential election.

It noted that of all the states that received more from the government teat then they paid, 76% went to Bush in 2000. Of the states that paid more in taxes then they received back from Washington, 69% went to Gore in 2000.