Where Government Is a Dirty Word, but Its
Checks Pay the Bills
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Eduardo Porter notes:
“Research by Dean Lacy
at Dartmouth College on the presidential elections in 2004, 2008 and 2012 found
that states receiving more federal spending for every tax dollar they
contributed were more likely to go Republican.”
RELATED:
Moochers and Makers in the Voting Booth: Who
Benefits from Federal Spending and How Did They Vote in the 2012 Presidential
Election? By Dean Lacy, Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 78, Issue S1, 1
January 2014. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfu016
Voters often appear to vote against their
self-interest.