[quote=pri_dk]Over the past 20 years they’ve received $24 BILLION more than they’ve paid out in federal taxes.
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Great find pri!

Idaho got $24B more than it put in over 20 years…

Idaho population: 1.5 million
Annual excess fed income per person: $800
($24,000,000,000 / 1,500,000) / 20

California got $336B less than it put in over 20 years…

California population: 33.8 million
Calif annual excess fed income per person: -$487
($-336,000,000,000 / 33,800,000) / 20

If we received $800 excess fed income this year per person, we would have an additional $43.5 BILLION this year alone (($800 + $487) x 33.8 million)!!!

Considering we had a $25B budget deficit in Nov 2010, I’d say we’d have a bigger surplus than Idaho if we got equivalent federal funding!!!