This just isn’t true. Alabama’s budget has a net surplus. What you’re referring to is that fact that states like California push for major federal projects tha

This just isn’t true. Alabama’s budget has a net surplus. What you’re referring to is that fact that states like California push for major federal projects that are inevitably unaffordable by lower gdp states like Alabama - many of those projects being things Alabama didn’t ask for or want. The result is that CA “subsidizes” Alabama. So a more accurate statement would be “if it weren’t for California, Alabama would continue to exist just fine, and would live more closely in accordance with its values for smaller federal govt”