the program ended a couple years ago, but for a period of time, California paid an additional set of taxes to make up for shortfalls in other states – in other words, several Red states could only stay afloat because of handouts from California
No that still happens, mostly in blue states they pay more in taxes than they receive back from the Fed. And a lot of shit hole red states get more from the Fed than they pay.
the program ended a couple years ago, but for a period of time, California paid an additional set of taxes to make up for shortfalls in other states – in other words, several Red states could only stay afloat because of handouts from California
No that still happens, mostly in blue states they pay more in taxes than they receive back from the Fed. And a lot of shit hole red states get more from the Fed than they pay.