A little late to this discussion, but a subject I've tried to document extensively on Michelangelo's Substack.
To use a recent example, Florida, according to the Tax Foundation data from 1981 thru 2005 and the Rockefeller Institute from 2015 to present, Florida is a pretty solid Welfare state. Over the 39 years from 1981 thru 2019, Florid…
A little late to this discussion, but a subject I've tried to document extensively on Michelangelo's Substack.
To use a recent example, Florida, according to the Tax Foundation data from 1981 thru 2005 and the Rockefeller Institute from 2015 to present, Florida is a pretty solid Welfare state. Over the 39 years from 1981 thru 2019, Florida has averaged $1.15 in federal spending for ever dollar they paid in federal taxes. Florida is NOT a successful state. It is a Welfare state.
In 2018, Florida paid $205.7 billion in Federal taxes. Wikipedia. From the Rockefeller Institute, in 2019, Florida received $1.24 in Federal Spending for every dollar paid in Federal taxes, more than it's 39year average. This would be $49 billion dollars in free money. As I live in one of 10 Donor states as of 2019, California, that would be MY money. As of 2019, if you live in Washington, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey or Connecticut, that would be YOUR money also. Actually, for the past 39 years, for all the Donor states except Utah and Nebraska, it's been YOUR money. Notice how the 8 Donor states for 39 years are Blue states.
Along with the State Balance of Payments, Rockefeller publishes Per Capita Balance of Payments data. For 2019, every man, woman and child in Florida, received $2597 of free money beyond what they paid in Federal taxes. For a family of four, that would be $10,388 of free money. Again, MY money. In the other 9 Donor states, YOUR money. For the historic Blue Donor states, like my state, just another year of paying for a bunch failed states. And Florida isn't even close to Kentucky. In 2018, Kentucky received $2.89 in Federal Spending for every dollar they paid in Federal Taxes. $34.7 billion paid, $100.2 billion received. MY money. Per Capita, every man, woman and child in Kentucky received $12,739 beyond what they paid in Federal Taxes. For a family of four, that would be $50,956 of free money. MY money.
One trend here, among many others you can glean from all this, is that in 2019, there were fewer Donor states than there were in 2005 when the Tax Foundation published their data, though the 8 Blue Donor states have been there for all 39 years of data. New Jersey by the way has averaged $.65 back on it's Federal Tax dollar. Bend over and grab your ankles. New York and Massachusetts have averaged around $.85.
Another trend from the data is that the relative amounts of money going to the Welfare states (personally, I like Failed states or Socialist states) is going UP. For 35 years, Kentucky averaged $1.46 in federal spending. As of 2019, they are at $2.32! In a relatively short period of time, things seem to have gotten a lot worse in Kentucky. I have a neighbor from Kentucky. He knows McConnell's kids. He knows exactly what I'm talking about.
A few tidbits. If you're in a Donor state, you're paying for all this crap right now. In fact, you've been paying for it most, if not all of, your life. Started with Reconstruction, and here we are 158 years later doing the same thing. The hidden economy of the U.S. A handful of Successful Blues States paying for a whole bunch of Failed Red States. Perhaps we should try something different.
Personally, I've met with my local State Senator. He thought what I had to say was 'provocative'. Not sure why that would be, but he said he would bring it up with 'Gavin'. I've also made phone calls to my U.S. Representative, a progressive, but not real vocal, and to Reps in immediately adjacent districts. As I'm not from their district, I'm not a high priority.
Calling Reps from the Welfare states might be interesting. I assume they are aware of the set up, but I guess you never really know. 'Why do you need so much of MY Federal Tax money?' Any suggestions on other ways to approach this? Newspapers, U.S. Senators, Governors? I don't know about you, but I'm tired of paying for these people and all this crap going on right now.
A little late to this discussion, but a subject I've tried to document extensively on Michelangelo's Substack.
To use a recent example, Florida, according to the Tax Foundation data from 1981 thru 2005 and the Rockefeller Institute from 2015 to present, Florida is a pretty solid Welfare state. Over the 39 years from 1981 thru 2019, Florida has averaged $1.15 in federal spending for ever dollar they paid in federal taxes. Florida is NOT a successful state. It is a Welfare state.
In 2018, Florida paid $205.7 billion in Federal taxes. Wikipedia. From the Rockefeller Institute, in 2019, Florida received $1.24 in Federal Spending for every dollar paid in Federal taxes, more than it's 39year average. This would be $49 billion dollars in free money. As I live in one of 10 Donor states as of 2019, California, that would be MY money. As of 2019, if you live in Washington, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey or Connecticut, that would be YOUR money also. Actually, for the past 39 years, for all the Donor states except Utah and Nebraska, it's been YOUR money. Notice how the 8 Donor states for 39 years are Blue states.
Along with the State Balance of Payments, Rockefeller publishes Per Capita Balance of Payments data. For 2019, every man, woman and child in Florida, received $2597 of free money beyond what they paid in Federal taxes. For a family of four, that would be $10,388 of free money. Again, MY money. In the other 9 Donor states, YOUR money. For the historic Blue Donor states, like my state, just another year of paying for a bunch failed states. And Florida isn't even close to Kentucky. In 2018, Kentucky received $2.89 in Federal Spending for every dollar they paid in Federal Taxes. $34.7 billion paid, $100.2 billion received. MY money. Per Capita, every man, woman and child in Kentucky received $12,739 beyond what they paid in Federal Taxes. For a family of four, that would be $50,956 of free money. MY money.
One trend here, among many others you can glean from all this, is that in 2019, there were fewer Donor states than there were in 2005 when the Tax Foundation published their data, though the 8 Blue Donor states have been there for all 39 years of data. New Jersey by the way has averaged $.65 back on it's Federal Tax dollar. Bend over and grab your ankles. New York and Massachusetts have averaged around $.85.
Another trend from the data is that the relative amounts of money going to the Welfare states (personally, I like Failed states or Socialist states) is going UP. For 35 years, Kentucky averaged $1.46 in federal spending. As of 2019, they are at $2.32! In a relatively short period of time, things seem to have gotten a lot worse in Kentucky. I have a neighbor from Kentucky. He knows McConnell's kids. He knows exactly what I'm talking about.
A few tidbits. If you're in a Donor state, you're paying for all this crap right now. In fact, you've been paying for it most, if not all of, your life. Started with Reconstruction, and here we are 158 years later doing the same thing. The hidden economy of the U.S. A handful of Successful Blues States paying for a whole bunch of Failed Red States. Perhaps we should try something different.
Personally, I've met with my local State Senator. He thought what I had to say was 'provocative'. Not sure why that would be, but he said he would bring it up with 'Gavin'. I've also made phone calls to my U.S. Representative, a progressive, but not real vocal, and to Reps in immediately adjacent districts. As I'm not from their district, I'm not a high priority.
Calling Reps from the Welfare states might be interesting. I assume they are aware of the set up, but I guess you never really know. 'Why do you need so much of MY Federal Tax money?' Any suggestions on other ways to approach this? Newspapers, U.S. Senators, Governors? I don't know about you, but I'm tired of paying for these people and all this crap going on right now.