I'm shocked.........

Red states put tax money to better use than blue states: study
California ranked last in giving taxpayers quality services for their money, report finds.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/red-states-put-tax-money-better-use-blue-states-study

And here are the 10 worst states where Americans get the worst return in government services for the taxes they pay:

New York (total taxes rank of 41 and government services rank of 20)
Louisiana (total taxes rank of 9 and government services rank of 50)
Oregon (total taxes rank of 37 and government services rank of 37)
Vermont (total taxes rank of 49 and government services rank of 3)
Connecticut (total taxes rank of 48 and government services rank of 5)
Delaware (total taxes rank of 45 and government services rank of 17)
Arkansas (total taxes rank of 33 and government services rank of 44)
New Mexico (total taxes rank of 24 and government services rank of 49)
Hawaii (total taxes rank of 46 and government services rank of 31)
California (total taxes rank of 50 and government services rank of 35)
Overall, red states finished with an average rank of 21.52, compared to blue states, which finished with an average rank of 29.48.

The rankings seem to indicate states with higher taxes don't necessarily provide superior government services. California, for example, came in last in terms of taxpayer return of investment but has the nation's highest top income tax rate at 13.3% among other onerous taxes.