11/6/2004: Visual display of the electoral divide

[Undertoad]

One of the links Kos points to explains it:

One factor affecting rankings is that federal spending on defense and other procurement dollars are often funneled to the states of powerful members of congress. Also, state governments can grab more federal grant money by manipulating their spending to comply with federal regulations.

Another factor is demography. States with more residents on Social Security, Medicare and other federal entitlements tend to rank high. Similarly, high spending levels in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia are explained by the predominance of federal employees.

Finally, states with higher incomes per capita—such as Connecticut—pay higher federal taxes per capita thanks to the income tax's progressive structure, which increases federal taxes per dollar of federal spending received in return.

It's a map of where the rich people live, unless they are old and get SS (Florida), or are full of gov't employees (VA/MD).

[Happy Monkey]

Or the first paragraph (you only covered the second and third).

[Undertoad]

Well, just look at the damn map.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by BigV

Negative. Here is the link containing the map image.

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_b...ates_feed.html

And the second one.

http://melvinfrohike.dailykos.com/st...1/15/12918/784

Yours,

Take a look at the two maps, one shows PA a beggar and the other shows PA a donor?
Now look at your first link....The text describes which states are beggars and donors compared to the map which is the 2000 election. Notice NM is blue but it's #3 on the beggar list.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Well, just look at the damn map.

Well, you may act surly out in Blog & Link land if you wish, but don't bring that attitude in here, young man.

Sorry UT, I couldn't resist.

[modernhamlet]

Originally Posted by richlevy

Actually, the process of juxtaposing charts with maps goes back at least to Charles Minard in his graphical explanation of the losses to the French army in Russia.

In the chart you see the thick band of French marching towards Moscow and the thin band of survivors limping home.

I remember seeing an improved copy of that in high school. It's one of the clearest and most informative examples of information display I've ever seen.

[lookout123]

another fine bump brought to you by the random thread generator. Timely too, no?

[BigV]

Indeed.

My first post in the cellar, ever. Post #24. *snif* [/nostalgia]