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quakerboy

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5. MY interpretation of revenue would be

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 09:58 PM

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The tax dollars collected by the us government.

Those states add up to 47.14% of us tax dollars collected in 2024, per a wikipedia page.

Add in states i would argue are blue, (MI, NV, PA, and AZ) and it get you 55.08%

Thats remarkably closer to half than i expected.

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That would make a great t-shirt! Enter stage left Tuesday #1

Yes it would!!! Fla Dem Tuesday #2

America's economic engine. paleotn Tuesday #3

not accurate according to copilot :( TalenaGor Tuesday #4

MY interpretation of revenue would be quakerboy Tuesday #5