Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The result is that we engage in huge redistribution to poor states. This redistribution doesn't just support incomes, it supports jobs: people spend that money on health care, social services, retail. We don't explicitly aid declining regions, but in practice we do, massively 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course, this means that poor states receive much more federal money as a % of income. Meanwhile, rich states pay more in federal taxes -- a lot more, around 1.4% more for each 1% rise in income, so that the proportion of income rises too 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The irony, of course, is that voters in these states support a political party that is determined to destroy this whole system. A low-tax, low-benefit federal government would basically leave WV, KY, AL, MI economic wastelands 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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