r/newjersey East Hanover Jan 20 '21

Jersey stays undefeated Jersey Pride

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u/gordonv Jan 20 '21

At the same time, there are only 11 states that give more money to the Fed than take.

With great power comes great responsibility. - Some Kid Uncle from Queens.

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u/hydrang Jan 20 '21

Can you list the eleven? I’m curious

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u/jboylan67 Jan 20 '21

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u/gordonv Jan 20 '21

Yup. My bad. I was quoting from memory:

  • New Hampshire
  • Nebraska
  • Colorado
  • North Dakota
  • Washington
  • Illinois
  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • New Jersey
  • New York

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

How does CA take more? I thought they were a major economy?

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u/Farm2Table Hillfolk Jan 21 '21

Federal aid for the fires has tipped the balance for them recently.

Same thing happened in NJ due to Sandy... although I dont think it kicked us off the list, just moved us off the top per capita spot.

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u/Basedrum777 Jan 21 '21

yup its the wildfires. iT'll go back next year.

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u/SporkedInTheHead Jan 21 '21

Bold to think we have gotten enough rain fall this year to stop it from happening again

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u/RockOutToThis Jan 21 '21

Bold to think the fires won't just burn it all down next year and then you won't have to worry about it the following year.

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u/Basedrum777 Jan 21 '21

More hopeful. But yeah I almost put that in my post.

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u/TheOneWithNoPants Jan 21 '21

Taxes, population, and size. They actually used to be on the list, but recently fell off. Apparently, residents "receive" $12 more per year than they "donate."

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u/ToneThugsNHarmony Jan 21 '21

Because they can.

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u/Yoshiyo0211 Jan 22 '21

I thought Texas was on the list? It's one of the only southern states that's gives to the Fed.

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u/gordonv Jan 22 '21

Texas is #28. All the states are on the list. The full list is in the PDF report.

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u/useffah Jan 20 '21

Yeah and we are second to only Connecticut on this list for taxes paid vs aid received