Godric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agoInteresting choice of words, Vlad!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down17
arrow-up1144arrow-down1imageInteresting choice of words, Vlad!lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agohttps://rockinst.org/issue-areas/fiscal-analysis/balance-of-payments-portal/ And here is a screenshot of the relevant data Texas clocks in at $1.21 receivers for every $1 sent to the federal government.
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 days agoAccording to this, all but 3 states receive more than they contribute, and Texas is roughly 17th out of 50 in terms of receiving the least amount back. I guess I don’t understand how Texas could be singled out in a dataset like this
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoNobody singled them out, yes dozens of states like texas are massively subsidized by the federal government
minus-squareprotist@retrofed.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoAre we reading the same comments
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoIdk show me a comment where they said texas is the only one or something?
https://rockinst.org/issue-areas/fiscal-analysis/balance-of-payments-portal/
And here is a screenshot of the relevant data
Texas clocks in at $1.21 receivers for every $1 sent to the federal government.
According to this, all but 3 states receive more than they contribute, and Texas is roughly 17th out of 50 in terms of receiving the least amount back. I guess I don’t understand how Texas could be singled out in a dataset like this
Nobody singled them out, yes dozens of states like texas are massively subsidized by the federal government
Are we reading the same comments
Idk show me a comment where they said texas is the only one or something?