Indiana is considered the 8th most federally dependent state, according to a study from Wallethub.
To assess how federal dependence varies across the country, WalletHub compared all 50 states using three key metrics: the return on federal taxes paid, the share of federal jobs, and federal funding as a percentage of state revenue.
Indiana was ranked 7th in return on taxes paid to the federal government and 15th in federal funding as a share of state revenue.
“Regardless of whether the distribution of federal funds is fair or not, living in one of the most federally dependent states can be beneficial for residents. For every dollar residents of the top states pay in taxes, they get several dollars back in federal funding, which often leads to higher-quality infrastructure, education, public health and more,” said Wallethub Analyst Chip Lupo.
The state considered the most dependent on the federal government is Alaska while the one considered the least federally dependent is New Jersey.
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Proponents of big government often cite studies like this to try and prove that red states are beneficiaries of the “tax and spend” agenda. Funny thing is, it’s only a net positive until you include the share of the ballooning national debt that is owed by the red state residents…
Federal spending is not a good thing. Federal spending for things that are not the Constitutional purview of the Federal government is just a colossal waste of money.