Just Politics

[PegnVA]

Alabama is the kind of Southern state where the folks allow in what they figure will benefit them in some way and exclude the rest....Alabama ranks #14 in U.S. states that rely on Federal Aid, 34.9%.

Top 10 U.S. states that rely on Federal Aid:
#1 - MS, 40.9%
#2 - LA, 40.1%
#3 - TN, 39.9%
#4 - MT, 39.1%
#5 - KY, 38.5%
#6 - MO, 38.0%
#7 - SD, 37.2%
#8 - GA, 36.7%
#9 - ME, 36.6%
#10- OR, 36.0%

(#50 ND, 16.8%...#49 VA, 22.8%)

-Tax Foundation.org
https://files.taxfoundation.org/20170123145044/FedAidtoStates-011.png