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0 pointssanp6y ago0 comments

And why should NY or CA residents fund most of the federal budget?

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danielrpa6y ago· 2 in thread

Because they are richer. This is the very same principle employed by both states for their internal taxation - the idea that the more you make, the less you get from your taxes relatively speaking ("the rich" pay higher tax rates in both states).

It's just progressive taxes applied to the entire country, where NY and CA are "the rich" among the states.

eskaytwo6y ago

But if the Republican approach is a regressive tax (eg the big tax cut favouring the big end of town) then shouldn’t CA/NY also receive similar treatment? That’s essentially the discrepancy going on here.

danielrpa6y ago

I'm just saying that if CA/NY believe in "from each according to its ability, to each according to their needs", as they appear to given their tax laws and public policies, people should be fine with them being donor states.

After all, a staunchly republican poor individual in CA/NY still gets the same benefits as a poor democrat, because need (not opinions) dictates how much you get. Of course, Texas isn't exactly poor, my point is more relevant to states like South Carolina, Louisiana etc.

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