@godpod because, as I understand it, it’s not California contributing to the federal pot but it’s citizens via federal taxes. The CA state government doesn’t have control over the outgoing cash flow because it is not involved in the collection of federal taxes.

I love the idea but it doesn’t seem feasible for CA to interject itself between taxpayers and the IRS. CA could litigate the equal protection clause in the Constitution, but it ultimately will be a court battle 😟