Perhaps it was an oversight, but it seemed apt Donald Trump did not put his left hand on bibles Melania held as he took the presidential oath of office (2/20/25). He might as well have crossed his fingers, when he promised to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.”
Perhaps it was an oversight, but it seemed apt Donald Trump did not put his left hand on bibles Melania held as he took the presidential oath of office (2/20/25). He might as well have crossed his fingers, when he promised to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.”
The Rockefeller Institute calculates states’ balance of payments: difference between amount the federal gov spends in a state verse the amount the state pays in federal taxes. Here’s per capita balances in 2022. Blue = state received > it gives. Orange = gives > gets.
MA gives the most/capita.
The Rockefeller Institute calculates states’ balance of payments: difference between amount the federal gov spends in a state verse the amount the state pays in federal taxes. Here’s per capita balances in 2022. Blue = state received > it gives. Orange = gives > gets.
MA gives the most/capita.
Illustration by Nick Galifianakis for The Washington Post)
Illustration by Nick Galifianakis for The Washington Post)