Macroeconomics + Economy 2009 Update 18th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Sean Masaki Flynn,Stanley Brue

Exercise 4

STATE TAXES AND EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA- WHERE DOES YOUR STATE RANK Go to the Census Bureau site, www.census.gov/govs/www/state.html , and find the table that ranks the states by tax revenue and expenditures per capita for the latest year. Where does your home state rank in each category Where does the state in which you are attending college, if different, rank Speculate as to why a large gap separates the high-ranking and low-ranking states.