[nopardons]

Michigan is not exactly a "high tax state" and look WHO those Congress critters are, from there.

I say that we should "punish" low tax states then, since THEY get far more back from the Fed Gov., than they send in. How'd ya like dem apples? LOL

[mrsmith]

My best estimate is that California receives a $30 BILLION dollar a year subsidy from the rest of us via their SALT deduction. Could be up to @50 billion, but I’m conservative and info is not easy to get.
That’s quite a handout to California (and they don’t even say ‘thank you’ like a bum on the street would).

It’s bad policy to send money from poorer areas to richer ones via the tax code. Especially to the businesses there, but even individuals too. If they want to pay a lot for local services then let them pay their own money.