And it's especially hilarious because DJT has been promising numerous tax breaks to wage earners in obvious attempts to "buy votes." There's zero coherence in his economic proposals, but the overarching theme is he could literally bankrupt the federal government within one term.
But effective tax rate and tax burden is meaningless until you look at how those taxes are being used. Better infrastructure, public transportation, better education, quality of life, etc are all a reflection of that. Many states that have lower tax burdens tend to fall in such areas, and/or they are more dependant on federal tax dollars to compensate their lack of tax revenue from their citizens.
Of all the category of people to care about their political proclivities. I really don't understand people anymore.
To be clear I am broadly in support of a higher tax/higher service state. It is also important to note that most of those low tax states are the recipients of large federal transfers so their low taxes are subsidized by other, more economically competitive areas. I just think when people complain about taxes they should be accurate.
We will see.
Halperin says he's been pitched a story that could 'end' Trump's campaign
Veteran journalist Mark Halperin revealed Tuesday that he's aware of a story pitched to major outlets that could derail Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.www.newsweek.com
2022, last year I could find quickly online ~ California net paid the feds $71 billion more than it received from all sources. And by far the largest net recipient of federal spending was Virginia with massive federal contracts spent there. But other than California, Washington, Minnesota, Colorado, and dense population areas of the North East, most of the rest of the states in blue are net recipients of federal funds.
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Yes, broadly speaking the northeast and California subsidize the rest of the country.2022, last year I could find quickly online ~ California net paid the feds $71 billion more than it received from all sources. And by far the largest net recipient of federal spending was Virginia with massive federal contracts spent there. But other than California, Washington, Minnesota, Colorado, and dense population areas of the North East, most of the rest of the states in blue are net recipients of federal funds.
Over the past decade, the map doesn't change much, although New York often beats out California as largest net contributor to the federal budget depending on the year.
Net balance of payments to the federal government (orange = net payer to feds, blue = net recipient from feds):
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Of course the federal balance is net a pretty big cash outflow (as we're running big federal deficits).Balance of Payments Portal | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Explore the balance of payments between states and the Federal government.
And yet his top military advisers say he’s an unfit fascist who would destroy this country.
Trump is just the mouthpiece, Fox News, OANN, the Daily Wire, etc are doing the heavy lifting. And we know that at least some of the influencers were being paid by Russia. We know the NRA was acting as a Russian asset.
TBH, in 1970 I thought one was coming within few years but instead main stream culture absorbed the revolutionary spirit, tamped it down, neutralized it and I figured it wouldn't happen. Where we're going now, I won't try to predict except to say I think collapse is more likely than not.
If Trump does not win the election, violence won't be tolerated. Joe won't fold. He's chief executive until Jan. 20 and won't play nice with perps.
I know where you where coming from, and my response wasn't really directed at you at all. I knew you just made a simple mistake, and used your post as a opening to say what I said.
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