Getting the federal monkey off your back means leaving the federal money out of your pocket. Few states, if any, have the political will and budgetary discipline to do so.
I see this come up all the time. And I have to laugh....
Where do you think the Feds get that "federal money" from? If they withhold federal money, than I guess WE withhold our tax revenue FOR that federal money. Seems like a win to me....
The Fed Monkey can't get no banana's if he ain't got no moneys!