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MichMan

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16. "We send a dollar to DC - we get back .75 cents."

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 12:44 PM

Jul 2

Of course you do.

New Jersey has the highest median household income in the entire country at $97,000. In Alabama, it is $62,000.

It's not a surprise that residents of a wealthy state would pay more in Federal income taxes than those living in a state with more poverty. That is how the tax system is supposed to work.

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Is an interstate compact possible? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 1 OP

What mechanism does a state have to withhold money taxes collected by the federal government? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 1 #1

Great minds think alike. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 1 #3

The "blue states fund red states" trope has some truth but people do think it's the states writing checks. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 1 #4

It's not a Trope - but you are correct JustAnotherGen Jul 1 #8

There is no Federal property tax MichMan Jul 2 #15

And what mechanism do you propose to use for this withholding. Ms. Toad Jul 1 #2

It's not even that its not legal, its not possible DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 1 #5

GOP can break the law every hour of the day. No one cares, and courts encourage it. Irish_Dem Jul 1 #6

If a million households JustAnotherGen Jul 1 #7

"In key Blue States could commit to not paying their taxes next April..." LudwigPastorius Jul 2 #9

Yes liberals will go to prison for not handing their money over to the Trump Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Jul 2 #10

He does not think we are there yet JustAnotherGen Jul 2 #14

No I'm not JustAnotherGen Jul 2 #13

Most people pay federal taxes through payroll withholding Shrek Jul 2 #11

SALT Caps at $10K JustAnotherGen Jul 2 #12

"We send a dollar to DC - we get back .75 cents." MichMan Jul 2 #16