[quote=poorgradstudent]Bottom line, a big part of why California has such “Budget Problems” is the Federal Government takes from California and gives to sparsely populated, historically Republican states like Mississippi, who then complain about the size of the Federal Government.[/quote]

There’s a good argument for a limited federal government…

A lot of people feel this problem is the fallout of the 17th amendment. Senators were no longer beholden to state financial constraints.