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The Politics of Inequality
In case they missed this in their social studies class, your readers might be interested in some recent U.S. facts from Retro vs. Metro.
| The Northern Cost, the West Coast and the Great Lakes States | The South, the Great Plains, the Mountain West, and Appalachia |
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Pays 71% of federal taxes; 65% of population
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Pays 29% of federal taxes; 35% of population |
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In 10 years paid $1.4 more in taxes than it got back from Washington
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In 10 years received $800 billion more in tax money from Washington than it paid in |
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235 Nobel Laureates in science and economics
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23 Nobel Laureates in science and economics |
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Majority do not believe Bible is literal word of God
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Majority do believe the Bible is the literal word of God |
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Economy primarily based on non-subsided manufacturing and services.
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Economy primarily based on subsidized extraction industries. Has majority of military installations |
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