> It'd be economically viable if what I pay in local/state versus federal taxes were flipped. Perhaps in your exact individual case this is true, but statistic

> It'd be economically viable if what I pay in local/state versus federal taxes were flipped. Perhaps in your exact individual case this is true, but statistically speaking it is not. Rural areas as a general rule receive (in many cases far) more federal tax dollars than their residents remit. Many rural areas would simply not be tenable much less solvent if they did not receive these dollars to assist with infrastructure. This is one of the most pervasive myths my rural family members believe in.