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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @79c9095526 OP 30 Sep \ parent \ on: Why are 95% of the poorest counties republican? Politics_And_Law
Reading is tough, I understand, but if you would have even read the first paragraph of the link you sent it doesn't include disaster relief which is what we were talking about:
"In 2023, the federal government collected around $4.67 trillion from states and their residents through taxes on individuals and businesses and redistributed about $4.56 trillion back to states and residents through programs like Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, and education grants."
That is OK though, I appreciate you trying to contribute, just would be nice if you read the thread first and then didn't just skim the first link you googled and post it as if it proves something without even reading it.
If you'd like to say my data doesn't add up, point to the specific data point you take issue with and explain what is incorrect about it.
There is a more intuitive way to come to this conclusion even if you don't want to read the actual data, which I understand is challenging for some.
Simply look at how states rank in: lifespan, average income, average education level, K-12 educational outcomes, obesity, infant mortality rates.
You don't even need to look at federal receipts to understand that one of these groups is obviously 'outperforming' the other.
I'm not suggesting there is anything wrong with these coastal states paying more into the federal coffers than they get back on a relative basis vs. the southeast. It is actually the only way the math maths in a progressive tax system.
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