California and New York vs Kentucky and West Virginia???
Wage earners pay taxes, not states. The people who pay the most taxes don't tend to reside in the highest crime neighborhoods
Stated differently, the top 25% of wage earners pay 90% of taxes
The bottom 50% of wage earners pay 3% of federal income taxes
Bonus question, what demographic votes for tax increases?
Bonus question II, who has more votes, the people who don't pay income taxes or the people who pay all the income taxes?
It's not rocket science, but your media will never tell you the truth so you have to think a little