We started from the core definition of socialism as a form of government in which the state owns the means of production and allocates resources to its citizens at its discretion....
Since no part of the U.S. can be considered purely socialist, we measured total [government] expenditures as a proportion of total economic output to compare the size of the public sector in each state.
The results ...
10. Rhode Island -- 15.9%
9. Hawaii -- 17.8%
8. Arkansas -- 18.1%
7. Wyoming -- 19.0%
6. Mississippi -- 20.2%
5. New Mexico -- 20.7%
4. Vermont -- 21.0%
3. Alabama -- 27.4%
2. Alaska -- 31.3%
1. West Virginia -- 32.1%
For more, see The Most Socialist States in America by , November 26, 2010 at CNBC.
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