Editing New Jersey (section)

===Federal taxation disparity===
New Jersey consistently ranks as having one of the highest proportional levels of disparity of any state in the U.S., based upon what it receives from the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] relative to what it pays. In 2015, WalletHub ranked New Jersey the state that was least dependent on federal government aid overall and the state with the fourth-lowest return on taxpayer investment from the federal government, at 48 cents per dollar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/#main-findings|title=2015's States Most & Least Dependent on the Federal Government|website=WalletHub |publisher=Evolution Finance |first1=John S |last1=Kiernan |access-date=April 26, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://archive.today/20150427004458/http://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/%23main-findings |archive-date= April 27, 2015 }}</ref>

New Jersey has one of the highest tax burdens of any state the nation.<ref name=taxfoundation>{{cite web | url=http://taxfoundation.org/state-tax-climate/new-jersey | title=New Jersey | at=New Jersey's State and Local Tax Burden Above National Average | publisher=[[Tax Foundation]] | access-date=January 4, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205615/http://taxfoundation.org/state-tax-climate/new-jersey | archive-date=January 4, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Factors for this include the large federal tax liability, which is not adjusted for New Jersey's higher cost of living and [[Medicaid]] funding formulas.