| A WalletHub study â 2020âs States with the Best and Worst Taxpayer (Return on Investment) â showed the Mountain State ranked 36th in the nation in terms of being well served by those charged with using their money for the good of the people who fund it.
For West Virginia, the ranking broke down to being 25th in the nation for the amount paid in taxes, but 39th when it comes to overall government services.
Ohio is 6th-in-the-nation ranking when it comes to taxpayer return on investment.
WalletHubâs study further broke out rankings for overall government spending in five categories: education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure and pollution. We find ourselves in familiar territory in most of the categories, 45th on education, 42nd on health, 21st on safety, 50th on economy and 35th on infrastructure/pollution.
West Virginia is 46th in the categories of âworst school systemâ and âhighest percentage of residents in poverty.â
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