Actually, you haven’t been subsidizing NY and CA. Both those state receive less money from the federal government than their taxpayers send to DC. Your state, Florida, receives more federal dollars than the money its taxpayers send to DC. The top 5 “taker” states are all red. Of the to 10 “giver” states, only 1, Kansas, is red. This has mostly to do with higher wages and population in blue states.
Both those state receive less money from the federal government than their taxpayers send to DC
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I think you’re just counting income taxes... I pay thousands a year in fuel taxes ,,, NY/NJ fuel is mafia controlled ,, so even though they pay road tax on SOME of it I am paying for New Yawkahs to ride the subway at a 80% subsidy courtesy of me...