Gimme states: The proud hypocrites taking billions in federal dollars while opposing aid

Thurmond, West Virginia (Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com)

Republican-led states that often champion fiscal conservatism and small government are the biggest beneficiaries of federal spending, according to a new MoneyGeek analysis of Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis data.

Seven of the ten states most dependent on federal dollars voted Republican in recent presidential elections. — Read the rest

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