I personally could give a rip about what flows back, because it is the liberals in the blue states that want all those programs in the first place.
It’s liberals from those states who push and vote for those social give aways in Congress that puts the whole country in debt. Where and who gets most of it has nothing to do with this argument.
Now the uber wealthy in those states who finance these liberals can pay their share of the national rape of the treasury for their pet projects.
Hell I wish the tax code would tax the uber wealthy who fund candidates to vote for this crap. They should be personally be taxed 99% of their wealth. If they want it so bad, let the feds tax them for funding the socialists who pass legislation for this crap.
Then maybe we won’t always be having new social programs started every 5 years.
I don't care what "flows back," either. But the author made the point about some states subsidizing other states ... and you can't possibly figure out who is getting subsidized unless you factor this into the analysis.