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Originally Posted by Crawford
Pretty sure SE PA subsidizes the rest of PA. Not to the extent of NYC and NYS, but not massively dissimilar either.
SE PA is the wealthiest, most populous part of the state, and the only region with significant growth. It's also a political outlier.
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SE PA counties (aside from Philadelphia County) do in fact pay more in taxes to the state than they receive back in state funding... but that does not mean that they "subsidize the rest of PA".
It is FAR more accurate to say that the rest of the state subsidizes Philadelphia.