Agreed.
In addition:
NY receives $0.81 from DC for every $1.00 paid in taxes.
Texas fares even worse.
AL receives $1.66 from DC for every $1.00 paid in taxes.
source:http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/united-states-federal-tax-dollars/
Correction Texas does much, much better.
I have to wonder if/how they count military bases. There is a big difference between a state receiving a dollar in welfare payment and another state receiving a dollar for the electricity utilized by a military base.