lol.
How does that work, if we send a billion to Brazil, which state “recieved” it?
If we station armies in europe and asia for decades, which state “recieved” that?
States should not recieve ANYTHING from the federal government. The federal government should only be collecting exactly what it needs for the core, Constitutional operations of the federal government. And nothing else.
States should likewise raise their own revenue for their own operations as should counties and cities.
The majority of the federal budget is payments to individuals not to work, not to plan, not to be a functioning member of society. That in itself destroys the notion that the states need the federal government to work.
Earlier in the thread I believe someone boiled down the real benefit to about 20% of what is outgoing.