Okay....but I hear that argument all the time......govt spends more here than there, etc. and always to the advantage of northeastern states.
While the total government inflow/outflow numbers for say, Georgia, is larger that Connecticut, you have to realize Georgia has almost three times the population. If you were to examine the per capita spending for both states you would see that the government spends about $2000 more per person in Connecticut.
The other aspect you have to realize is that this entitlement spending for TANF, WICs, Section 8, SNAP, Federal Grants, School loan grants are manipulated and likely plussed up in states where the Democrats want to get a foothold. Connecticut is already in the tank and the entitlement/grant maintenance isn’t as high.