Perhaps state/federal assistance, benefits, and investment should also be proportional to tax revenue as well. Don't want to pay taxes? Fine, you're on your ow

Perhaps state/federal assistance, benefits, and investment should also be proportional to tax revenue as well. Don't want to pay taxes? Fine, you're on your own. Rural areas receive all kinds of investment and subsidies that far exceed their contribution in taxes. Fortunately for everybody, things don't work that way. Consider California, who's GDP would rank it among most countries. Most of the economic activity in the state is concentrated in the large, coastal cities. This generates massive amounts of state and federal taxes that rural areas ultimately benefit from. Cities pay for your rural lifestyle. You're welcome. No need to thank us, we're all in this together.