The Moocher Index

This may be a good measure of the decadent morality and ethics of the US, by region. It may also reflect the ingrained dependency encouraged in these areas. After all, if you are going to make a living off government programs, you should be proficient at your job.

Very interesting. How many of these states are Blue States?

Chuck Roger published this piece that is referred to as the Moochers Index.

Go west, but not too far west, to find self-reliance

The graph [in this post] was plotted by Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell from data assembled by the Center for Immigration Studies. The horizontal axis represents the percentage ofnon-poor residents of each state signed up for government assistance–in other words, income redistribution programs. Mitchell calls the measure the Moocher Index.

Really study the graph. Allow me to provide a few observations to assist you in seeing some staggering messages.

• 6 of the top 10 (in fact, 4 of the top 5) states with the most moochers are in the Northeast.
• 11 of the top 30 mooching states are on the East Coast.
• Fully half of the top 20 mooching states are on either the East of West Coasts.
• Half of the ten states with the lowest percentage of moochers are in the West, but not the West Coast.

To observe that there is a distinctive trend here would be to understate the obvious. The self-reliant spirit of America has migrated from the territory in which the country was founded. To find the American spirit, one must go westward, but not too far west. California is the thirteenth worst offender when it comes to moochers willing to live off of responsible taxpayers. More

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