I suspect the world would be better if that percentage were even greater.
TaxProf Blog: Red States Feed at Federal Trough, Blue States Supply the Feed
The Big Picture has an interesting list of post-election maps which seek to demonstrate the oddities of how people voted in the Presidential election. I find this one to be rather interesting, which showed that of the 32 states that receive more in federal tax money than they collect in taxes, 76% ended up voting for George W. For all their preaching about self reliance, it appears that these predominantly Republican states drink heavily from the fountain that is federal taxation.
Comment from Theo
Time 11/8/2004 at 5:33 pm
The breakdown of voting by county here is interesting.