[ai_ia]

On a side note, is there any system that exists where citizen can decide to a greater autonomy how there tax money is spent?

[gph]

Libertarianism. I hear they are testing it out in Oregon.

/s

[mmirate]

Replace "Oregon" by "New Hampshire", and you can say the words with pride instead of sarcasm.

[int_19h]

Still going to be sarcasm, sorry. How many of those who pledged to move have actually moved?

[mmirate]

Sorry, I don't have those numbers on-hand.

What I do have on-hand is that NH has a higher median income than any other nation in the world (incl Luxembourg), despite being a net-payer of federal taxes.

(Source: https://mises.org/wire/if-sweden-and-germany-became-us-state...)

[danso]

It's true that NH has traditionally been in the top-tier of states when it comes to median household income. In the 2016 ACS, it appears to have reached the top:

https://www.pressherald.com/2017/09/13/the-state-with-highes...

But its lead is not an overwhelming one. Connecticut's 2016 median hh income was just ~$350 less. According to the the previous ACS in 2015, NH was number 8. And 6 of the top 7 were traditionally blue states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...

- 1. Maryland

- 2. DC

- 3. Hawaii

- 4. Alaska

- 5. New Jersey

- 6. Connecticut

- 7. Massachusetts

[int_19h]

I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the FSP.

Of course, the median income metric is not the end-all be-all, either. For example, it ignores all the state-provided benefits that those high taxes pay for.