A model is constructed in an attempt to discover a relationship between per capita spending and state lottery revenue. The regression showed that while lottery revenue was significant, an increase in lottery revenue translated into virtually no increase in per capita spending. The results of the ...
In Part III of this series, I shared data on state per-capita welfare spending, which ranked states based on generosity of benefits and share of the population trapped in dependency. The message from all three columns is that Thomas Sowell is right. The welfare state traps people in poverty...
State governments use debt to finance education, infrastructure and to cover budget gaps, among other things. State and local government debt can fluctuate due to spending habits or changes in income from taxes and other sources, such as during recessions. In the 1940s and 1950s, state and lo...
State Spending Per Capita 2007 — Florida Ranks 49th ($4,009) Florida Taxes— Florida ranks low in terms of the tax burden placed on residents. Based on income, property and other state and local tax collections, the Tax Foundation research organization ranks Florida among the lowest tax sta...
Medicare spending and out of pocket costs by state. a Mean CMS spending per capita for Medicare beneficiaries with PD, 2014. b Out of pocket costs per Medicare beneficiary with PD, 2014. Data are shown in quartiles Full size image Table 3 State-level Medicare and beneficiary out of pocket...
less than one-fourth the rate of the state budget. Inflation-adjusted per capita spending grew by 27 percent; which means in real dollar terms, on a per person basis, the state budget grew by a fourth since 1989. This needs to stop. Reducing the size of state government also means reduc...
In the first decade after KERA's enactment, the gap in per-capita spending between poor and wealthier districts narrowed substantially, the lawsuit said. But in the past two decades, the state has failed to maintain adequate base funding amounts, putting a heavier...
His budget proposal calls for reducing state agency spending by at least $4 billion, while protecting K-12 education, public safety and the ferry system. But he stayed away from the numbers during his 30-minute address. Instead, he delved into his family'...
with Queensland being the only state to experience a contraction, due to declines in household consumption and private and public capital investment spending (Figure 7). As usual, I don’t want to overreact to one set of figures, so I will reserve any further commentary until I look closely...
According to research commissioned by the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department, the industry achieved a record-breaking $10.1 billion in direct visitor spending, a 3.2% increase compared to 2019. This surge in tourism also resulted in a 4.6% rise in industry employment. In terms of economic ...