No, what I mean is that yes, it DOES send more, but that is because it taxes the crap out of its citizens who then write it off when paying their Federal taxes. So of the people are able to write off enough to get 15 billion back on their federal taxes, that is money that is, in effect, being sent to California, or you can see it as not sent to the FedGov. So that amount must be subtracted from whatever the state sends to the FedGov.
No, what I mean is that yes, it DOES send more, but that is because it taxes the crap out of its citizens who then write it off when paying their Federal taxes. So of the people are able to write off enough to get 15 billion back on their federal taxes, that is money that is, in effect, being sent to California, or you can see it as not sent to the FedGov. So that amount must be subtracted from whatever the state sends to the FedGov.””
I forgot to add this very important point to my post. This includes all the very high tax states that don’t pay their fair share of fed taxes.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/
Isn’t it “wonderful” that the state with “Mexico” in it's name is the most dependent of all of the states!
And while I am no fan of the CA government at present, as a state CA isn't the biggest hog at the FedGov trough by a long shot. Furthermore, with respect to PE pension problems, that is of the state's making entirely, and I don't want any federal intervention to “save” CalPers when it goes under. I know people who are retired CA PE’s and what they are getting in retirement is simply absurd. People who are getting far more in retirement than they earned while working, and having their retirement indexed for inflation to boot! The "Robinhood Style of Governance" is hopefullly starting it's circling of the bowl here. The pushback on "The Sanctuary State" is gathering momentum here as the working people starting to figure out they're being screwed by their "leaders."