[MrEdd]

It is a subsidy.

Are you one of the architects of common core math?

[Alberta's Child]

In 2016, the average U.S. resident paid about $8,950 in Federal income taxes.

If this figure was $12,850 for "high-tax blue state" like New Jersey, or $13,800 for Connecticut, etc. -- even WITH the state/local tax deduction in place -- then how can you possibly claim that these states are being subsidized by "red" states like Alabama ($4,900), South Carolina ($4,700) or Mississippi ($3,900)?

What kind of math are YOU using?