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<blockquote data-quote="RobGMN" data-source="post: 8912323" data-attributes="member: 683408">OK. So we&#039;re still talking about NC being behind the 8-ball by $14 BILLION.And that&#039;s with the (false) presumption that the $4 Billion allocated by the DOD to North Carolina has no positive impact on the economy (such as paying all the contractors, the personnel - who spend money in the economy and pay taxes, etc).So N.C. is a net taker of $14 BILLION a year. That means that the taxpayers of NC, as a group, are paying $14 BILLION a year less in taxes than they should.With ~4.6 million taxpayers, that&#039;s an average shortfall of $3,000 per taxpayer, per year.If you contribute less than you get back, then you are getting assistance. Why would you think that wealthy people do not benefit from paying less in taxes than they would if N.C. wasn&#039;t a taker state?*These are not CNN numbers. They are numbers reported by the Federal Government at <a href="https://www.usaspending.gov/state/north-carolina/latest" target="_blank">https://www.usaspending.gov/state/north-carolina/latest</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobGMN, post: 8912323, member: 683408"] OK. So we're still talking about NC being behind the 8-ball by $14 BILLION. And that's with the (false) presumption that the $4 Billion allocated by the DOD to North Carolina has no positive impact on the economy (such as paying all the contractors, the personnel - who spend money in the economy and pay taxes, etc). So N.C. is a net taker of $14 BILLION a year. That means that the taxpayers of NC, as a group, are paying $14 BILLION a year less in taxes than they should. With ~4.6 million taxpayers, that's an average shortfall of $3,000 per taxpayer, per year. If you contribute less than you get back, then you are getting assistance. Why would you think that wealthy people do not benefit from paying less in taxes than they would if N.C. wasn't a taker state? *These are not CNN numbers. They are numbers reported by the Federal Government at [URL]https://www.usaspending.gov/state/north-carolina/latest[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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