10-31-2016, 01:17 PM
"Federal spending per capita net of income taxes: $13,709
Total federal spending per capita: $15,331
Federal income taxes per capita: $1,622
The Hawaiian Islands have 11 military bases, contributing to the country’s highest per capita federal expenditure from the Department of Defense in 2010. Along with a large number of military personnel on the government payroll, Hawaii also had the highest federal salaries and wages. Some 77 percent of the salaries and wages paid are for active military personnel. The state had the 10th highest federal procurement spending per capita, at $2,017.80. Since 2006, federal expenditure on salaries and wages in Hawaii has more than doubled."
http://business.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/0...eral-money
They've already been payed since hawaii became a state.
Total federal spending per capita: $15,331
Federal income taxes per capita: $1,622
The Hawaiian Islands have 11 military bases, contributing to the country’s highest per capita federal expenditure from the Department of Defense in 2010. Along with a large number of military personnel on the government payroll, Hawaii also had the highest federal salaries and wages. Some 77 percent of the salaries and wages paid are for active military personnel. The state had the 10th highest federal procurement spending per capita, at $2,017.80. Since 2006, federal expenditure on salaries and wages in Hawaii has more than doubled."
http://business.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/0...eral-money
They've already been payed since hawaii became a state.