Reply #3: I wish they'd list the "payments"

[Abq_Sarah]

It would clear up some misconceptions about why they are "subsidized". New Mexico, for instance, has a high percentage of land "managed" by the federal government. We also have Cannon AFB, Holloman AFB, Kirtland AFB, White Sands Missile Range, Los Alamos National Laboratories, etc... Add in the Indian reservations and a population of less than 2 million people and you can see why more federal money flows in than flows out.