Parasite states are mostly small states that have those pesky electoral votes that misrepresent them in the election. All but one of the top ten are "red" states, the "real" America according to Palin. Yet blue states feed them with federal dollars. I've been wondering if it makes sense to support these welfare Republicans with my money, usually in the form of making sales online. Cross referencing the current electoral map (slightly more generous than in past elections) with parasite states, we have the top 5:
- North Dakota (vehicle parts, tractors, wheat)
- Mississippi (vehicles, chemicals, electrical machinery)
- Alaska (oil, seafood, minerals) (no sales tax)
- West Virginia (plastics, coal, machinery)
- Montana (chemicals, machinery, ore) (no sales tax)