Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by sstrudeau 4379 days ago
Right now we tax workers in NYC to subsidize people on in Alabama. (NYC gets < $0.60 for every $1 of federal taxes collected; Alabama gets > $2).
1 comments
benjohnson 4379 days ago
It's true that rural areas get a lot of farm and energy subsidies - but those subsidies also lower prices for those of us that live in the cities.
link