# Which US counties get more in govt services than they pay in taxes?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-us-counties-get-more-in-govt-services-than-they-pay-in-taxes/776426 "2017-01-05T23:42:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZurBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71e660/32.png) [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-us-counties-get-more-in-govt-services-than-they-pay-in-taxes/776426/21 "2017-01-06T22:02:48Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> And also because half of our democracy is built on the premise of pieces of land voting, not humans.

The most interesting political notion I’ve heard in awhile. Should have been obvious, but over my head nonetheless.

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