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On the recordAugust 30, 2010
Alaska gets $1.84 back from Washington for each dollar they send down here. And it's a welfare state.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala discusses Alaska's financial dependency on federal funds despite its oil wealth.

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