The majority of US taxes come from cities. It's the hinterlands that are free riding on the US armed forces.
> It's the hinterlands that are free riding on the US armed forces.
Yet.
"In every region of the country, recruitment rates were higher in rural and exurban counties than in urban counties. Only urban counties in the South had recruitment rates above the national average. Cities in the Northeast, Midwest and West all had rates well below the national average." [1]
[1] https://dailyyonder.com/largest-share-army-recruits-come-rur...
We can always hire cheaper foreign mercenaries. It's not like the current US army is actually needed for defending the US.
Re:Zero energy ready homes are coming
by zeroonetwothree on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @01:27AM
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It’s absolute numbers that matter, not rates.
It's nonsensical to say that just because the tax receipts of a suburb doesn't pay in full its roads and bridges, its existence is necessarily subsidized by the rest. Does a city pay in full for its share of the US Navy whose protection of global commerce it depends on to survive? Are cities subsidized by the blood of those in the armed forces, who primarily come from the hinterlands?