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		free652 on March 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: High-tax states like California and New York make ... >And the reason this is true is because states that receive more than they contribute are ones whose citizens make less money. It's like saying we should tax the poor guy a higher rate than the rich guy since the poor guy uses more public services. Not the reason. Alaska has one of the highest incomes AND gets a lot of aid.

defertoreptar on March 5, 2019 [–]

That may be true of Alaska, but the trend appears to hold on average: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the... .

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