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[Clansgian AT wmconnect.com]

> >Why can't the Fed give States a grant every year, and the amount could
> be based on the state's population?  It could kind of be a head tax in
> reverse.  Then, the state could decide how best to use it,

How about not taking up the tax to begin with.  Federal tax collection is 
just like fund raisers.  They (fund raisers) are obliged to tell you what 
percent 
is actually given to the target charity.  Typically it is 5% or less of what 
they collect.  If the feds gathered a million dollars from a state, it would 
be a miracle if they returned $50K of it from where it was collected.   Lots 
of 
fingers in the pie along the way.

Best to not collect it to begin with.