> Nearly Bankrupt States - 74% Budget Gap Are Blue States!
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19 States That Can't Pay for Themselves
The data is based on a study by the Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities released at the end of September and shows the states that
have seen the biggest shortfalls in tax revenue in their fiscal 2009
budgets.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/
Summary:
States -
Blue: 48%
Red: 26%
Purple: 26%
Gap -
Blue: 34,746,000,000 74%
Purple: 8,785,000,000 19%
Red: 3,374,000,000 7%
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BLUE States
California: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 22% BLUE
Gap: $22.2 billion
New York: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 9.8% BLUE
Gap: $5.5 billion
New Jersey: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 7.7% BLUE
Gap: $2.5 billion
Illinois: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 6.3% BLUE
Gap: $1.8 billion
Maryland: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 7.2% BLUE
Gap: $1.1 billion
Wisconsin: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 4.6% BLUE
Gap: $527 million
Michigan: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 4.8% BLUE
Gap: $472 million
Rhode Island: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 13.1% BLUE
Gap: $430 million
Delaware: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 6% BLUE
Gap: $217 million
RED States
Arizona: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 19.9% RED
Gap: $2 billion
Georgia: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 8.7% RED
Gap: $1.8 billion
Alabama: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 9.5% RED
Gap: $784 million
South Carolina: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 5.7% RED
Gap: $390 million
New Hampshire: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 6.4% RED
Gap: $200 million
PURPLE States
Florida: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 19.9% PURPLE
Gap: $5.1 billion
Nevada: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 16% PURPLE
Gap: $1.2 billion
Virginia: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 7.1% PURPLE
Gap: $1.2 billion
Minnesota: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 5.4% PURPLE
Gap: $935 million
Iowa: Budget gap (as a % of the total budget): 5.5% PURPLE
Gap: $350 million