“California pays more in taxes because they have the most people. No exactly the same thing...”
Then, you would think they’d get a proportionate share back...you know, so that they are not a “donor state”.
However, there are 36 states, most of them red, which send fewer dollars total, AND PER CAPITA to DC and get back more than they send in.
Those are the Parasite states.
When you say “get back” do you mean through welfare and healthcare and education etc? If that’s the case I’d say cut those programs and reform them but subsidizing there ridiculous housing prices and and high taxes isn’t a solution. Also, I’m sure the “red States” would be better off if their economies weren’t decimated by silly environmental regulations. When you kill a state’s economy (coal, oil manufacturing) you shouldn’t be surprised when that state becomes a burden. If my understanding of what you’re saying is wrong please clarify