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The cities they are targeting probably send a disproportionate amount of tax money to the federal government. I really wish the mayors of these cities, and the
by lr 6y ago
The cities they are targeting probably send a disproportionate amount of tax money to the federal government. I really wish the mayors of these cities, and the governors of these states would start to talk about this imbalance.
- tastygreenapple 6y agoIt would be interesting to see the democrats embrace the idea that progressive taxation is unjust and that a person's tax bill should influence the services they're entitled to.
- bzb5 6y agoDefine disproportionate. Is it not proportionate to the number of citizens?
- charwalker 6y agoNo. Some state take in billions more in federal tax dollars then they send in with states like Alabama and Kentucky often at the top of the list. Without California and New York floating most red states they'd be sunk. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-states-are-givers-and-which-are-takers/361668/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/which-s... This is why when a red state chooses to lower taxes or otherwise increase their reliance on federal help I laugh at the hypocrisy of the bootstraps party and wonder why my federal taxes, in a blue state without federal support, should go to such irresponsible people.
- eatingCake 6y agoThe suggestion is that these cities are potentially paying more money to the federal government than they get back in federal aid. The population is irrelevant.
- perl4ever 6y agoUrban areas have higher per capita income, and taxes are progressive, so out of proportion to the number of citizens is a possible meaning.