“I can play this math all day and CA is still sucking more than Mississippi. “
You give no credence to the other side of the ledger.
How much more does CA PAY to DC?
That said, it’s been widely known and accepted for decades that CA pays more in Federal Income Taxes than they receive back in expenditures...of any and every kind.
If fact this has been the case since WWII. Decades.
The same applies to NY and NJ.
And there are 36 states, most of them red, that receive more in Federal expenditures than they pay in income taxes.
You can choose to believe that or not. If you choose not to believe it, it’s emotion that keeps you from obtaining knowledge.
You have so far shown me nothing to give credence to. Seriously, a single link to a single web site with a flawed and very incomplete analysis? Its like believing in global warming.
That said, it’s been widely known and accepted for decades...
Am I supposed to take your word for it? Sorry. I don't believe that any more than I believe Jerry Brown has a balanced CA budget.