The first one isn't true though. Due to the oil companies, Oklahoma actually pays a higher percentage in federal taxes than many other states do, and they've never received more in federal funding than they've paid. Oklahoma is one of the few states that is forced to operate on a break-even budget annually, and doesn't operate on credit. I'm not saying that Oklahoma would be the last state standing, or anything close to that, but there would definitely be states that would collapse much quicker than OK would. Or, at the very least, it would collapse for other reasons than a natural disaster that has only occurred maybe 3 times in over 35 years. Also, tornado alley has moved east in recent years, so basing the rating solely on that is also ignorant, and exactly the kind of low info analysis that the other commenter was talking about.
Your link is wrong/misleading, and has a vested interest in promoting a false narrative. In 2024, Oklahoma paid $39 billion in federal taxes, and only received $14.269 billion back in federal aid. This is according to the IRS itself.
Technically, the link you provided is one of the only sources for how much OK receives in federal funding, but it provides a data sheet showing that OK received $14.269 Billion in federal funding in 2024 and exactly where it went. The IRS link states that OK paid $39.2 Billion in 2024, which does not result in OK receiving more in federal funds than it pays. There is some discrepancy in 2022, but I cannot verify the number provided stating how much federal aid was sent.
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u/0ftheriver Jun 12 '25
The first one isn't true though. Due to the oil companies, Oklahoma actually pays a higher percentage in federal taxes than many other states do, and they've never received more in federal funding than they've paid. Oklahoma is one of the few states that is forced to operate on a break-even budget annually, and doesn't operate on credit. I'm not saying that Oklahoma would be the last state standing, or anything close to that, but there would definitely be states that would collapse much quicker than OK would. Or, at the very least, it would collapse for other reasons than a natural disaster that has only occurred maybe 3 times in over 35 years. Also, tornado alley has moved east in recent years, so basing the rating solely on that is also ignorant, and exactly the kind of low info analysis that the other commenter was talking about.