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Edit: Biting Hand That Feeds Idaho

Delaware is a rich state. So are New Jersey, Massachusetts and California. People there pay for their own schools, highways and people -- and they pay some more. Half of Delaware's federal taxes never return home. New Jersey leaves behind about $1 of every $8 in federal taxes it pays. People in California and Massachusetts forfeit about $1 of every $16 in federal taxes they pay. And where does that money go? To keep struggling states from falling into Third World status. States such as Idaho - which gets $1.40 back for every $1 in federal taxes its people pay. John Bujak thinks that should stop/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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