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in2herbs

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4. "We tax people based on ability to pay and distribute it in the form of services and payments

Reply to MichMan (Reply #3)

Fri May 6, 2022, 12:26 AM

May 2022

to those who are eligible, regardless of what city or state they live in."

Question: What if these red states are only eligible to receive more than what they pay in because they intentionally keep giving corporations in their state tax breaks knowing the feds will make up the difference?

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States Decision? [View all] NowISeetheLight May 2022 OP

This. We should not have to fund the subjugation of women. Scrivener7 May 2022 #1

Kentucky is mind boggling given it population exboyfil May 2022 #2

No, we shouldn't distribute government funds based on state or local boundaries like you propose MichMan May 2022 #3

"We tax people based on ability to pay and distribute it in the form of services and payments in2herbs May 2022 #4

The whole comparison of donor vs taker states is disingenuous MichMan May 2022 #6

Then set the state tax rates equally NowISeetheLight May 2022 #7

The percent of funding from the Federal government for schools, police and fire is very low MichMan May 2022 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2022 #14

If Detroit... NowISeetheLight May 2022 #8

Now I understand. You believe the bottom 50% isn't paying enough and the top 50% is paying too much MichMan May 2022 #15

Not at all NowISeetheLight May 2022 #17

This is basically an argument for trickle down economics JosieSD May 2022 #5

Not exactly NowISeetheLight May 2022 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2022 #13

Virginia and Maryland Deep State Witch May 2022 #9

Yes. A circle 100 miles in diameter based on DC would contain 400,000+ Fed Workers. NutmegYankee May 2022 #12

Four of the ten "taker" states gave their electoral votes to Biden. former9thward May 2022 #16