You have this backwards; California sends the federal government $1.00 and receives 90 cents in return: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/whi

You have this backwards; California sends the federal government $1.00 and receives 90 cents in return: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-states-are-givers-and-which-are-takers/361668/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-st...