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.
The States that get a lot more back from the Feds don’t do so because of ideology, not really. Mostly, it is due to the fact that they are the poorest states in the Union. The places that don’t get much back, such as Connecticut, tend to be wealthier, with less people requiring government assistance.
Yes, but a lot of those states condemn taxes and gubmint spending even as they have their hand out for their share.