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> FL seems happy.

Happily full of voters that collect tons of government aid via Medicare, Social Security, and National Flood Insurance Program, and yet happy to decry government help for anyone else.

Let me know when FL has parental leave or any half decent employment laws that help those at the bottom.



Florida is a net payer. California is a net beneficiary even though they have so many high end jobs. This includes medicare, social security etc.

https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-taxes-federal-servic...


I am not sure why net payer/net beneficiary is relevant, but your link states the opposite of your claim.

>The majority of states receive more in federal services than what they pay in federal taxes, but 11 states, including California and New Jersey, spend more than they receive.

>We described the difference as the balance of payments. For example, California's balance of payments is -$13.7 billion. This means California residents get less in return than they pay for.

>In California, each resident is sending in $348 more than they get back.

>Florida: Total balance of payments: $62.4 billion Per capita balance of payments: $2,977

Its also from Sep 2017, after which there were considerable changes to the tax code so it is probably outdated.


California receives $12 per resident in Federal aid, Florida receives $2187 per resident.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/federal-aid...




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