If people are paying more state tax, doesn’t this imply the state is caring for its own? Why should members of that state pay additional federal tax, money that will likely be redistributed to those states NOT paying their fair share of state taxes? Highly taxed states should not expect to pay even more to the feds, particularly if those states are doing a good job educating their young, caring for their sick, and building the infrastructure the feds won’t pay for.