Gross Domestic Product (2009): $47,837,000,000Total State Expenditures (FY 2009): $7,587,000,000Expenditures as Proportion of GDP: 15.9% Leading the list of MOST socialist states, tiny Rhode Island takes the 10th spot. Progressive on many social questions (the state was the second to abolish the death penalty, and was the third to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes), its residents have voted for Democrats in eight of the last nine presidential elections. Economically, Rhode Island continually ranks among the states with the highest tax rates. Its property taxes, sales tax and income taxes are all above the respective national averages, not surprising for the 10th most socialist state on our list. Photo Credit: Patricia Drury
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