Jan. 29, 2026 8 AM PT
To the editor: So now our fearless chief is searching for info on federal funding for blue states (“Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states,” Jan. 22). There’s a obvious omission on this article. California is the largest “donor state” in the U.S.
In 2024, Californians paid round $275.6 billion extra in taxes than we acquired, in line with an evaluation by USAFacts. Our whole contributions got here in at round $806 billion, by far probably the most of any state.
So our tax cash goes to the “taker states,” that are largely the purple states. But we within the blue states are punished as a result of we didn’t vote for President Trump and he doesn’t like our insurance policies.
Moreover, we’re nonetheless awaiting funding to assist rebuild the areas ravaged by wildfires final yr. I get it — Trump doesn’t like us and our governor continually will get underneath his skinny pores and skin. However at any time when there’s a Democrat within the White Home, I’ve by no means seen that president maintain again catastrophe funds as a result of he didn’t just like the state or governor. I’m you, Florida and Texas.
Cheryl Kelly, San Clemente
