Submitted by RandolphCarter15 t3_zdipo3 in vermont
tripsnoir t1_iz3jhre wrote
Reply to comment by norinco-ak47 in Molly Gray is being honored by the Vermont Council on World Affairs for...something? by RandolphCarter15
That's not how this (givers vs takers) works. All states get a good amount of money from the federal government. For instance, NY State, the biggest "giver" state in terms of tax dollars, has a budget that is around 42% federal dollars (source: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysis).
What we're talking about here is states that are "givers" (i.e. they send more money to the federal government in tax dollars than they take in federal receipts) or "takers" (i.e. they receive more federal money than they send in tax dollars).
ETA: here is a more recent article that directly addresses this difference: https://vtdigger.org/2020/05/06/margolis-like-most-states-vermont-gets-back-more-from-u-s-than-it-pays-%EF%BB%BF/
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