[Alberta's Child]

Baloney. See Post #40. The taxpayers in these high-tax states that were allegedly being subsidized were already paying far more in Federal taxes than their low-tax counterparts even WITH the state tax deduction still in place.

[M-cubed]

The taxpayers in these high-tax states that were allegedly being subsidized were already paying far more in Federal taxes than their low-tax counterparts even WITH the state tax deduction still in place.<<<

OK..lets give you that point for arguments sake..Tell me why they pay more then their fair share then?

[gogeo]

That is, of course, irrelevant.

Are they paying in accordance with the same tax rates and rules as the rest of the US? Yes, they are.

If they want all the government they're getting, let them pay for it. As you point out, they seem to have the money...