>Twenty states—including DC—received more in federal tax returns than they paid through federal taxes in 2024.
>Of these, 11 voted Republican in the last three out of five presidential elections.
AmericanDadWeeb on
Every time someone says “Nevada and Arizona are the same” I will point them to this chart
Augustus-- on
States don’t pay taxes, people pay taxes
How about a chart showing how many people Elon Musk and Jeff Bezoz pay for.
shillingbut4me on
Y’all aren’t ready for the conversation about how New Jersey is the real super power and the other 49 states are just holding her back
WAGRAMWAGRAM on
Why is New Mexico so dependent? Is it really that poor?
NaffRespect on
> In 2022, California paid $83 billion more in federal taxes than it got back in funding.
> California’s low dependency score stems from its many high earners, who contribute a disproportionately large share of federal taxes.
With how often red states, especially the ones getting more federal money than they pay, sneer at us Californians and call us the real welfare queens…
Can we have our fucking money back?
Bumst3r on
This data means very little without some serious explanation. New Mexico has a lot of federal money coming in through the national labs. Virginia has national labs, military bases, the pentagon, and lots of contractors.
Compare that to Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, etc., where the states are just poor.
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>**Key Takeaways**
>Twenty states—including DC—received more in federal tax returns than they paid through federal taxes in 2024.
>Of these, 11 voted Republican in the last three out of five presidential elections.
Every time someone says “Nevada and Arizona are the same” I will point them to this chart
States don’t pay taxes, people pay taxes
How about a chart showing how many people Elon Musk and Jeff Bezoz pay for.
Y’all aren’t ready for the conversation about how New Jersey is the real super power and the other 49 states are just holding her back
Why is New Mexico so dependent? Is it really that poor?
> In 2022, California paid $83 billion more in federal taxes than it got back in funding.
> California’s low dependency score stems from its many high earners, who contribute a disproportionately large share of federal taxes.
With how often red states, especially the ones getting more federal money than they pay, sneer at us Californians and call us the real welfare queens…
Can we have our fucking money back?
This data means very little without some serious explanation. New Mexico has a lot of federal money coming in through the national labs. Virginia has national labs, military bases, the pentagon, and lots of contractors.
Compare that to Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, etc., where the states are just poor.