The math is pretty simple. CA pays the feds more than it receives back. Therefore, if payments both ways stop, it would be better off. How is this laughable?
Time to Defund California 100%
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The math is pretty simple. CA pays the feds more than it receives back. Therefore, if payments both ways stop, it would be better off. How is this laughable?
Just curious how they calculate that. If they include Crop insurance subsidies, ag research, biofuels, etc,.. the usda has paid out $64billion from 2009 - 2015 for crop losses. I think whoever put that 11% number up has been selective.
Hmm. I'll go through this slowly for you.
When you pay out more than you get back...It tends to leave you in a poor financial state. Anybody that's ever balanced a check book should understand this much. How much longer before your mom teaches you how to balance one?
According to The Atlantic, California is one of the 14 states that contributes more to the Federal fund that it gets back.
https://www.theatlantic.com/busines...tates-are-givers-and-which-are-takers/361668/
Lol.
Did CA receive federal funds to help them pay down their deficit? My understanding is they raised taxes and got their financial house in line. If they received a federal handout - send me a link.
And NYC? You really want to talk about an event that occurred 40 plus years ago, was mostly beyond NYC's control, and involved a 1 time 3 year federal loan that was repaid by the City with interest?
I'm sure both states would immediately take the deal that their citizens no longer pay in federal funds but no longer receive federal funds. Last time I checked NY was getting 91 cents back per dollar of federal taxes sent in. Good deal if you are in a red welfare state / make the blues pay for your welfare but keep them out of power with the EC.
Oh, cool, this "study" again.
Cali gets 91 cents back for every dollar it pays.
And it's % share of the state budget that it receives from DC is in the bottom 10 states.
Those are two facts. Full stop.
Don't cut California loose. Last time we went through this, we had a civil war. Lots of people died. It was in all the papers, and this was back in the days when most of them could be trusted, at least on things like major wars.
Continue to collect taxes from Californians. The ones who are U.S. citizens -- probably at least half -- owe those taxes. But if the state doesn't follow federal rules, just don't give any federal money back.
Simple, fair....who could complain?
Continue to collect taxes from Californians. The ones who are U.S. citizens -- probably at least half -- owe those taxes. But if the state doesn't follow federal rules, just don't give any federal money back.
Simple, fair....who could complain?
When I see you post...I think:
- Wood
- I could probably drill that
- Hope she's not a TOTAL birch
I'm sitting just fine financially my little friend. I plan to retire in six years quite comfortably. Sorry don't worry about me understanding how to balance a checkbook.
The custodial arts must pay a lot more than I thought. Or do you prefer "sanitation engineer"?
Yes it's still funny no matter how many times it's said. Actually, I'm an IT Analyst and have been for 27 years. That was after my 8 years in the military. Sorry as I said, I'm doing just fine.
You know how to keep these kinds of misunderstandings from happening, don't you?
Change the name? Not gonna happen. It's from one of my favorite shows "Scrubs". The janitor was day dreaming about being a doctor teaching a class. Funny show. It's pronounced Yawn Eetor.
Since this is an Iowa board, he's probably referring to a myth that's popular among Hawk fans who aren't well informed.
Until a few years ago, both Iowa and Iowa State used some general funds in their athletics budgets. The Regents told them to cut it out. They did. Iowa's program got to self-supporting three years before ISU's did, which happened, I think, about 5 years ago. Neither one has any general (tax) funds going to the jocks now. UNI still does.
Tree joke for you:
Two Douglas Firs are standing in the woods....they see a young, unidentified sapling growing a few yards away.
1st Fir: "Hey....look over yonder....is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?"
2nd Fir: "Hmmm....I can't tell....it could be a son of a beech....it could also be a son of a birch"
They argue back and forth for a while, until a taller pine tree chimes in...
Pine: "Fellas....fellas.....that's not a son of a beech OR a son of a birch.....but that's the best piece of ash I've seen in quite a while!"
That's good. The world needs more tree jokes....wooden you agree? If not, walnut?
