Balmorhea,
You left out a very important sentence of that article you linked to,
Here it is , in Quotations ...
" The majority of states – including Vermont and California – ultimately get more money back than they contribute. "
So in other words California gets more money back from the feds than they contribute ... meaning California is the Parasite .
In any case , when I say the blue states are Parasites, I am not only talking about the money they take to pay for the programs for the large numbers of people on Public Assistance,
I am talking about what PBS and other't talk about in regards to energy and food ,
The big cities are Parasites also in regards to using more of the nutrients from the land than the less populated states who also grow allot of the food ( even though California does allot of food production in the form of crops , the other states out produce in Livestock , Corn , Soybeans, Pecans , and many other crops )
Then there is the Energy from Coal, Hydro , Nuclear . which is located outside of the dense Cities.
PBS , and other programs I have seen show how the Large Populated Areas , which are mostly Blue , are less sustainable in many areas,
besides the money from the Feds,( Meaning the Tax Payers in other States ) .
Balmorhea said:
ScooterMan101 said:
It is the Blue States and Big Cities that are the Parasite's .
The data don’t show that at all.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2019/03/20/how-much-federal-funding-each-state-receives-government/39202299/
(Picked because of its simple ranked list with dollar values attached.)
The takingest states lean Repug, and the payingest states lean Dem. California, whatever problems it may have, pays its way.