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Just heard on Joy Reid [View all] senseandsensibility Jan 2025 OP

Wow, that really puts things in perspective. Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #1

It does senseandsensibility Jan 2025 #2

Thanks. nt Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #5

Sure does...California should keep their 83B for the next 2 years, Volaris Jan 2025 #32

Other than some excise taxes, the tax money sent to the Federal government comes from individual taxpayers not the state MichMan Jan 2025 #3

States don't get the payments from withholdings, but they have ways of knowing.... lastlib Jan 2025 #21

Sure they know, but how would they be able to keep it for themselves instead of it going to the Feds? MichMan Jan 2025 #22

In one of the many tax breaks Farmer-Rick Jan 2025 #24

Yes and Moses Mikes Traildogbob Jan 2025 #4

Cut them bdamomma Jan 2025 #6

Here's the facts about CA Bread and Circuses Jan 2025 #7

Republicons have lost the thread of the UNITED States. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #8

This is a situation that is way under reported. Blue states support those in red states who have been let down by the Martin68 Jan 2025 #9

How would blue states SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2025 #10

Canada welcomes our 11th and 12 provinces: N and S California ! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #11

Most of us on DU know that CA is a net payor Ilsa Jan 2025 #12

This website really puts things in perspective. boonecreek Jan 2025 #13

Wow, thanks for posting, might be a great handout to Red State, MAGA stooges. a kennedy Jan 2025 #15

My pleasure. boonecreek Jan 2025 #16

Wouldn't believe it OrangeJoe Jan 2025 #36

If you read You Tube comments BigmanPigman Jan 2025 #17

Fourth largest economy in the world. boonecreek Jan 2025 #19

I'm a New Yorker. I'm guessing I'm reading it wrong, but the listed "Federal dependency" for New York Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #40

New York is 15th in state government depedency. boonecreek Jan 2025 #42

But then the charts show NY as being very low in government dependency. In one, it appears to be the Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #44

They show their methodology further down, boonecreek Jan 2025 #47

Abolish the federal tax! JadedButHopeful Jan 2025 #14

You think someone making minimum wage should have the same SS and Medicare contribution as someone making $150k ? MichMan Jan 2025 #23

Media will sanewash whatever Rethugs propose and per usual make it look normal. NoMoreRepugs Jan 2025 #18

Shutoff all hurricane aid. roamer65 Jan 2025 #20

And those of us who pay state taxes iemanja Jan 2025 #25

Just how would your own state taxes be subsidizing other states? n/t MichMan Jan 2025 #26

The amount we pay in federal taxes iemanja Jan 2025 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Jan 2025 #30

It all goes on the balance sheet iemanja Jan 2025 #43

Geez I'd forgotten about that senseandsensibility Jan 2025 #41

Good to Know .. I Figured it was HIGH. Cha Jan 2025 #27

Wealthy GOP donors will be thrilled to learn that their party wants to cut off aid to CA. usonian Jan 2025 #29

Anyone rich enough to itemize deductions... Chemical Bill Jan 2025 #31

This is the perfect situation to make Mr. Mustard 2023 Jan 2025 #33

The eternal question IMHO: senseandsensibility Jan 2025 #39

We hear people & GOP Pols back east whining about CA Billionaires with 'million dollar homes' not needing help Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #34

Politicalization of Disaster Relief is reprehensible. n/t rasputin1952 Jan 2025 #35

States aren't taxed, people are MichMan Jan 2025 #37

That money could help bolster federal moneys lost and have $ left over if there was a realignment at some future date. Magoo48 Jan 2025 #38

71 Percent of U.S. GDP is generated in Blue States while 8 of top 10 welfare states are Red States. eom Exp Jan 2025 #45

In that case, it only makes sense that blue states pay 71% of the taxes n/t MichMan Jan 2025 #46

Ha ha sure, but the tax rates on earned income are higher than that simple GDP number. The point is that Exp Jan 2025 #50

I disagree MichMan Jan 2025 #51

It is the Red States that are takers, their policies are bad, their min wages are bad, their healthcare and education Exp Jan 2025 #52

I knew that before she said it. Very frustrated that officials didn't say it immediately. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2025 #48

Trump wants a piece of the California action money wise. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #49