Ben Jabituya is totally pissed

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"California can barely run itself as a state.. why people think it could run itself as a country successfully is beyond me."

look at the numbers:

States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. D.C. ($6.17)

2. North Dakota ($2.03)

3. New Mexico ($1.89)

4. Mississippi ($1.84)

5. Alaska ($1.82)

6. West Virginia ($1.74)

7. Montana ($1.64)

8. Alabama ($1.61)

9. South Dakota ($1.59)

10. Arkansas ($1.53)

States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. New Jersey ($0.62)

2. Connecticut ($0.64)

3. New Hampshire ($0.68)

4. Nevada ($0.73)

5. Illinois ($0.77)

6. Minnesota ($0.77)

7. Colorado ($0.79)

8. Massachusetts ($0.79)

9. California ($0.81)

10. New York ($0.81)

the most recent estimates put California, if it were its own nation, as the 10th largest economy in the world. the rest of the union is bleeding us dry, we get only 81 cents to the dollar of our federal tax money back but we had the 6th highest tax burden last year. trust me, the rest of you assholes would be hurting pretty bad if cali decided to say 'piss off'.

"California is the world's fifth largest supplier of food and agriculture commodities..."

and yet:

"Agriculture accounts for just slightly over 2% of California's $1.55 trillion gross state product."

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