Is U.S. ripping off Delaware, New Jersey?

[modrepub]

Residents of Democratic-run Delaware get less direct return on their federal taxes than in any other state, according to this study posted by WalletHub, an affiliate of credit card and loan promoter Evolution Finance Inc.

Adding three factors -- federal spending vs. federal taxes collected, federal contributions as a percentage of the state budget, and local federal employees -- WalletHub notes that Delaware collects just 50 cents on every dollar state businesses and individuals pay the government -- less than any other state -- and that it also ranks in the bottom 10 for federal-to-state budget support and federal employment, per capita.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Is-US-ripping-off-Delaware-New-Jersey.html#hYyfPCePkdA1qMAm.99


Tell us more stuff we didn't know already...

[Benton D Struckcheon]

1. Urban areas have always been the contributors.

Delaware and NJ are heavily urban and industrial. Places like Montana or Idaho, not so much.
Everything costs more to do per person in Montana than it does in a densely populated place like Delaware. The compromise all nations have to deal with is that the rural areas get supported by the urban areas. Has always and will always be true.
In every country I've ever looked at, the rural areas are more conservative too. That equates with a certain amount of hypocrisy which is galling to your average urbanite. Universally true, and human nature. I honestly don't think there's a solution. Politically, overweighting rural areas also is pretty common. We do it through the US Senate. Don't like it, but it's not going to change.
The alternative is civil war, and we've already done that once.

[shenmue]

2. Exactly

The red states take from the blue states, pretty much.