[Citizen Blade]

So this is why CA is asking for billions in bailout funds from Washington?? Where do you get you ideas— Hollywood and San Fransicko? Did you also forget the bailout of NY City?? I’m guessing you are a prop 8 issue guy.

Here's a list of relative tax burdens, based on how much a state pays into the Federal treasury versus what it gets back.

Tax Burden by State

You'll notice that the "red" states typically get more money back from the Federal treasury than they put in, while "blue" states tend to be the ones doing the subsidizing. New Jerseyites get shafted the worst, while Mississippians make out like bandits.

[Neoliberalnot]

This is very misleading since it is a table providing figures not normalized by income. Check the average income from states. People in MS are not allowed to make much money and hence don’t pay much. Why is CA asking for billions in bailout?

[BnBlFlag]

About 35% of Mississippi is Comprised of low income Blacks who are on all kinds of Federal assistance programs. Lotsa low income Whites as well.