The Census Bureau recently reported that spending by the federal government in 2005 totaled more than $7,500 per American. Alabama ranked ninth among the 50 states, receiving more than $9,200 in federal spending per resident. No other state in the Southeast had a higher figure. The $1,700 “surplus” in federal spending per capita added $7.5 billion to Alabama’s economy that…
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