Thanks for the article. Great stuff, and puts to rest some of the issues regarding so called welfare states of which SD is called one of the worst and according to charts is only marginally so.
The profound comment/truth that no state gets more in Federal Funding than what it contributes in Federal income taxes is a game changer if actually a true statement.
I would find that statement hard to believe. Individual and corporate income taxes account for less than 60% of the Federal government's revenue, so it seems unlikely on its face that this statement could be true.