Share this comment
Paul Krugman wrote (Jan. 13th) in his Substack post (paulkrugman.substack.co…) that "California paid in a lot more than it got back — $83 billion in total." Perhaps California should adopt a policy of "insuring" itself and retaining all revenues owed the US government ... tallying up at the end of the California fiscal year what "excess"…
Paul Krugman wrote (Jan. 13th) in his Substack post (https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-california) that "California paid in a lot more than it got back — $83 billion in total." Perhaps California should adopt a policy of "insuring" itself and retaining all revenues owed the US government ... tallying up at the end of the California fiscal year what "excess" can be paid to the US Treasury. Costs for housing immigrant labor necessary to rebuild homes, harvest the food, educate all people and continue to lead the way in technology and living sustainably. I am not certain there will be any funds "due" at year end.
I love it. Mike Johnson won't have to concern himself any further about aid to California. Profligate Blue California deals with it on its own. What's not to love, for R's so concerned with spending?
Exactly.
What is the point of paying federal taxes if CA can’t count on federal aid in a disaster?
Seems like a very bad deal, imagine what we could do if all those federal tax dollars stayed in state?
CA is being taken advantage of!
Very unfair!