California is the largest recipient of federal money. https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-rely-the-most-on-federal-aid/ https://usafacts.org/articles/wh

California is the largest recipient of federal money. https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-rely-the-most-on-federal-aid/ https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-rely-the-most-on-... (I know by population it will be different, but the argument here is around 'one of the the biggest' which is not a per capita statement.) > Objectively, there are many states that are far worse off in any key metric You can apply the same logic to USA. USA is one of the biggest most successful countries in the world. Like every where else it has it's problems but it's being run just fine. Objectively, there are many countries that are far worse off in any key metric.