There's no federal government, it's not a federation. Historically the central government has extracted money and resources from Catalonia. Catalonia was one o

There's no federal government, it's not a federation. Historically the central government has extracted money and resources from Catalonia. Catalonia was one of the first regions in Spain to develop its industry and definitely the strongest on that: https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolución_industrial_en_España https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolución_industrial_en_Esp... These days it is widely accepted that the Catalan people send 16 billion per year to Spain that are never returned. That wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't because our infrastructures are underfunded and only around 35% of the budgeted investments were actually executed: http://www.elnacional.cat/es/politica/estado-ejecucion-infraestructuras-catalunya-2016_162615_102.html http://www.elnacional.cat/es/politica/estado-ejecucion-infra... But this is not just an economic grievance. The issue is way more complex and includes (but not restricted to) language, cultural and respect issues. Edit: This comment is now at 0. Please argue instead of downvoting. You're breaking HN's rules.