Americans were just given more evidence that federal spending is simply out of control, but when it comes to the states, which ones are the biggest-spenders? The answer according to the website US Government Spending which tracks a variety of government is that after Alaska, Mississippi, and Wyoming, New Mexico spends the most overall when state and local spending are combined (as a percentage of GDP).
The truly astonishing thing is that looking at state spending only Colorado, a “purple” state that is now pretty “blue” (and Texas, a red state) spend less than half of what New Mexico’s state government does as a percent of GDP. With an oil boom going on in New Mexico and spending hikes all around, New Mexico’s big-spending ways show no signs of slowing down.
