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Subject: Re: ˇfun link!


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geo
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Date Posted: 11/11/04 2:22:57pm
In reply to: pjk 's message, "Re: ˇfun link!" on 11/11/04 1:15:50pm


pjk:
>GEO - referring to earlier post - how does your guess
>account for states that don't have LANL's? Or for a
>state like CO that has more military presence than NM
>but comes in at .80 instead of 1.99? My guess is that
>the tax table does not include federal expenditures on
>the military and the like.
>

I guessed it based on the website/article linked to your post:

"What Affects Rankings?
Federal spending on defense and other procurement dollars are often funneled to the states of powerful Members of Congress, and state governments can grab more federal grant money by skillfully manipulating their spending to comply with federal regulations.
However, demography may be more influential than politics. States with more residents on Social Security, Medicare and other large federal entitlements are bound to rank fairly high. Similarly, the high spending levels in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia are explained by the predominance of federal employees."

but it is still just a guess. I'm guessing your guessing that CO has more military presence _per capita_ than NM? I have no clue.

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