> 99% of countries on the planet do not get 10-15k of outside subsidies per resident. While not 10-15k, the feds put ~5-8k [0,1,2] per-resident into Alaska, a

> 99% of countries on the planet do not get 10-15k of outside subsidies per resident. While not 10-15k, the feds put ~5-8k [0,1,2] per-resident into Alaska, a remote territory the country intends to hold [0] https://www.usaspending.gov/state/alaska/latest https://www.usaspending.gov/state/alaska/latest [1] https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20250305/117980/HHRG-119-GO00-20250305-SD039.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20250305/117980/HHRG... [2] https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-money-does-the-federal-government-provide-state-and-local-governments/state/alaska/ https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-money-does-the-federal...