Reply #1: Public infrastructure should largely be a state issue

[dcfirefighter]

I think that federal payments should neither be progressive nor regressive, but per capita. Alaska's low population indicates a low need for expenditures. I see no reason for states to subsidize each others benefits - Kansans shouldn't pay for roads in New York, and New Yorkers shouldn't pay for fire trucks in Kansas.

There is a limited Federal interest in ensuring that there is an Interstate Highway system, though I feel that this interest has been overextended. You'll rarely hear me argue for more roads.

All states have the means to pay for their own public goods. Transferring money from one region to another just encourages unsustainable behaviors and development patterns: (Building on floodplains, Swamps, Hurricant-prone Coasts, etc.).