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All those fantastic public K12 schools in red states are made possible with federal education spending that is made possible by California (and to a lesser exte

by rprasad 14y ago

All those fantastic public K12 schools in red states are made possible with federal education spending that is made possible by California (and to a lesser extent other blue states like New York and Massachussetts). California receives back less than $1.00 in federal spending for every dollar its citizens pay in taxes, while the smaller states receive back in federal spending significantly more than $1.00 for every dollar their citizens pay in federal taxes. In effect, California's largesse subsidizes the rest of the nation. If California received back in federal spending its fair share of the federal taxes its citizens paid, it would have a multi-billion dollar surplus each year.

druiid 14y ago
Yep... I think it's like 75 cents on the dollar (which I wrote a bit earlier). Pobre California.
- krakensden 14y ago
  Although arguably it's a good thing that we're not setting Missouri on fire until they pay us back the way Germany is treating Greece.
talmand 14y ago
First off, I agree with the statement about states like California paying more in Federal taxes than what they receive in Federal moneys back. I'm not sure how I feel about that because it can sometimes be a complicated thing that has issues in how our Federal government spending and taxation works. But, isn't that the system that so many in the "blue" states advocate? Taxing money from those that have it to distribute it to those who do not? Consider that most "red" states don't have the state resources, for various reasons, that the others have. It would seem the citizens of the "blue" states would be proud of such a Federal system that is so similar to what they wish to do within their own system.
mikeyouse 14y ago
Here's the 2010 list for that point (From taxfoundation.org): http://imgur.com/3mFWw http://imgur.com/3mFWw California gets back $.78 for every dollar in federal tax that its citizens pay. I was actually surprised that Michigan was on the 'under' side of the list but there were few other surprises.

by rprasad 14y ago

druiid 14y ago

Yep... I think it's like 75 cents on the dollar (which I wrote a bit earlier). Pobre California.

krakensden 14y ago
Although arguably it's a good thing that we're not setting Missouri on fire until they pay us back the way Germany is treating Greece.

talmand 14y ago

First off, I agree with the statement about states like California paying more in Federal taxes than what they receive in Federal moneys back. I'm not sure how I feel about that because it can sometimes be a complicated thing that has issues in how our Federal government spending and taxation works. But, isn't that the system that so many in the "blue" states advocate? Taxing money from those that have it to distribute it to those who do not? Consider that most "red" states don't have the state resources, for various reasons, that the others have. It would seem the citizens of the "blue" states would be proud of such a Federal system that is so similar to what they wish to do within their own system.

mikeyouse 14y ago

Here's the 2010 list for that point (From taxfoundation.org): http://imgur.com/3mFWw http://imgur.com/3mFWw California gets back $.78 for every dollar in federal tax that its citizens pay. I was actually surprised that Michigan was on the 'under' side of the list but there were few other surprises.