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Change in federal funding received: +43% GEORGE LANE 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $6.38 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $12.76 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $2.00 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +26% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $23.80 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $46.61 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.96 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +43% John Flavell 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $3.98 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $7.68 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.93 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +18% Sterling Breuer 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $62.48 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $118.78 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.90 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +23% WAYNE SCARBERRY 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, 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Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.48 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +69% iStockphoto 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $34.60 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $46.70 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.35 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +18% iStock 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $18.58 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $24.89 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.34 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +41% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $4.56 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $5.94 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.30 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +50% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $47.06 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $61.25 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.30 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +33% Kelley McCall 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $64.20 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $81.88 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.28 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +59% Newscom 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $21.62 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $27.98 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.29 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +74% Charlie Riedel 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $42.67 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $53.81 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.26 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +32% iStockphoto 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $47.01 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $59.04 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.26 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +41% John Russell / AP Photo 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $126.99 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $157.24 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.24 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +47% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $23.78 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $28.81 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.21 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +44% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $27.94 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $33.53 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.20 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +50% Jeremy Woodhouse / Getty Images 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $15.49 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $18.28 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.18 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +27% Brian Bahr / Getty Images 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $67.92 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $77.58 billion 2007-2009 Amount 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Warren / AP Photo 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $298.98 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $298.20 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $1.00 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +52% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $75.42 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $71.59 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.95 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +43% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $106.81 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $101.28 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.95 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +5% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $220.53 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $202.04 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.92 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +47% iStockphoto 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $27.10 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $24.77 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.92 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +32% Henryk Sadura 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $44.05 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $39.61 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.90 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +56% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $11.50 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $10.20 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.89 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +41% iStockPhoto.com 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $18.87 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $15.50 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.82 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +41% Bill Wolf 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $222.60 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $175.37 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.79 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +56% Daniel Barry 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $128.82 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $101.39 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.79 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +51% unknown 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $51.11 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $37.78 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.74 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +58% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $115.92 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $71.53 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.62 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +44% 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $75.79 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $40.70 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.54 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +27% Erin Westover 2007-2009 Federal taxes paid, avg.: $17.38 billion 2007-2009 Federal funding received, avg.: $6.95 billion 2007-2009 Amount received per tax dollar paid, avg.: $0.40 2007-2009 Change in federal funding received: +58%