So, voting power is the best way to counterbalance the downsides of living in a small state? I'd understand if someone proposed, for example, increased federal

So, voting power is the best way to counterbalance the downsides of living in a small state? I'd understand if someone proposed, for example, increased federal aid for smaller states that don't have as many support systems, but voting power seems like the wrong way to do this. (Same reason we don't use laws to fix inequality).