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MichMan

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17. Doesn't sound very progressive

Reply to augyboston (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:53 AM

Jun 30

The vast majority of all revenue sent to the Federal government is from individual income taxes. The so called donor states pay out more to the Federal treasury than they receive, because their residents are on average, wealthier with much higher incomes. Thus they pay more taxes compared to states with lower incomes and more poverty.

Is the position therefore that the wealthy are overtaxed, and that people should only receive the amount of benefits equal to what they pay in?

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Time for the Blue donor states to stand up to this tyranny and time for the Red dependent states to feel the pain. [View all] augyboston Jun 30 OP

I can't see how that could work FBaggins Jun 30 #1

If the state is the employer... mwooldri Jun 30 #7

Yes and no FBaggins Jun 30 #12

Plus underfunding your Social Security account MichMan Jun 30 #13

Very bad idea - the individual is still responsbile whopis01 Jun 30 #15

Yeah, let's do the red state/blue state SADAR Jun 30 #2

Right? In the vast corporate media landscape, it won't look the flex it should be. n/t Beartracks Jun 30 #9

To what end? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 30 #3

This is a uniquely terrible idea. Individuals and businesses who had their taxes intercepted and seized by their state tritsofme Jun 30 #4

One of the worst ideas purple_haze Jun 30 #5

Is an appealing concept that's utterly impossible to put into practice. CincyDem Jun 30 #6

Perhaps this idea should be extended down to the city level as well MichMan Jun 30 #8

On an individual level kkmarie Jun 30 #10

Most of the major military installations The Wizard Jun 30 #11

California has the highest number of military bases of any state with 35. MichMan Jun 30 #18

This is bad in far more ways than I can even process SSJVegeta Jun 30 #14

If there's going to be Blue States & Red States, then perhaps it's time to retire the name, "United" States. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 30 #16

Doesn't sound very progressive MichMan Jun 30 #17