[agarrett]

When the results were tallied, the Boston Globe went full-bore to suppress the outcome. A total of .04% of MA taxpayers voluntarily paid more taxes than they owed.

  That's nice. It has nothing at all to do with the issue at hand, but it's an example of... something.

  Currently, for every dollar Massachusetts sends to the Federal Government in taxes, they get back $0.75. They're one of the blue states, that you claim are such financial drains on the U.S. Kentucky - picking a red state at random - gets back $1.50 for every dollar they send in. But they're an example of fiscal solidity?

  Why?

  And why would not wanting to pay more, on top of an already terrible deal, be an issue?

Drew Garrett

[pabianice]

When the results were tallied, the Boston Globe went full-bore to suppress the outcome. A total of .04% of MA taxpayers voluntarily paid more taxes than they owed. That's nice. It has nothing at all to do with the issue at hand, but it's an example of... something. Currently, for every dollar Massachusetts sends to the Federal Government in taxes, they get back $0.75. They're one of the blue states, that you claim are such financial drains on the U.S. Kentucky - picking a red state at random - gets back $1.50 for every dollar they send in. But they're an example of fiscal solidity? Why? And why would not wanting to pay more, on top of an already terrible deal, be an issue? Drew Garrett

You fail to present any evidence re: dollars back per dollar taxed per resident.