How much of this disparity of taxes sent to the fed gov vs tax money returned to these states is due to the small, but very impactful, number of super rich who live in these states? High taxes on the rest are just that, high taxes. Somehow these states keep voting in liberal leaders, much to the frustration of us conservatives.
The super rich carry ALL of us in federal taxes and they pay vastly more than any of us in these boards will ever see in our lifetimes. Why should they? Just because they make more? Do they take any more from government than any of us? In fact the top 5% carry the country in what is paid into the coffers of government.