[Svartalfiar]

Lastly, the easiest way, I can think, of farking the 17th is very simple: Every State must pay it’s share, based on the last census data, of each Federal budget.

EG: If FL accounts for 10% of the Citizenry, it must pay 10% of the Fed. budget.

Then we’ll see how much each person enjoys paying their ‘fair share’ for the other 56 States

Well that doesn't seem very fair. Why not give each state an equal share? Take the budget, divide by 535. Each Congresscritter then brings their share of the budget back to their state, which can then raise the money how it sees fit.

[i_robot73]

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Well that doesn’t seem very fair. Why not give each state an equal share? Take the budget, divide by 535. Each Congresscritter then brings their share of the budget back to their state, which can then raise the money how it sees fit.
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Fair? Who said anything about being FAIR? The whole contention of the budget are the fraudsters, excuse me elected representatives, each bloating the bottom-line because 49+ OTHER States will be shouldering the cost for whatever project they pork-barrel through.

I don’t see the low-census States, those in the West\AK or even lower-economic (lot in the South), would be willing for CA to soak them w/ the check.

Your proposal is no different than what we have today.

Since they all now wink-n-nod vs. Commerce Clause, We need to press for other ways to stem the tide of illegal/unconst. spending.