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Could Tennessee handle an influx of 30 million people? I doubt it. Clearly it is not feasible to say to everyone, “Just move.” There is also the fact that so
by yequalsx 9y ago
Could Tennessee handle an influx of 30 million people? I doubt it. Clearly it is not feasible to say to everyone, “Just move.” There is also the fact that southern states tend to be subsidized by the richer states. The low taxes of Tennessee come, partly, from the generosity of the wealthier states.
- nightski 9y agoMaybe they need to get more involved in local government then and try to change things instead of relying on the federal government to bail them out.
- yequalsx 9y agoAre you talking about the southern states or California? California gets less from the federal government than they give to the federal government. The reverse is true for most southern states.
- unclebucknasty 9y agoAsking the federal government not to tax people on income they never see (because of SALT) is not the same as asking for a bailout. In fact, it's the other way around: high SALT states tend to rely less on federal aid and so are actually subsidizing the other states.
- learc83 9y agoThe idea behind the SALT deduction is that the Federal government gets their taxes after the states collect theirs. It's traditionally been framed as a conservative states' rights issue.