The SALT Republicans and Democrats remind us of the proverbial teenager who kills his parents and throws himself at the mercy of the court because he’s an orphan.

One of the common “justifications” for retaining the state and local tax deduction is that the big blue states with high tax burdens pay a disproportionate share of the federal taxes to pay for federal programs that disproportionately benefit smaller and mostly red states.

That’s true as far as it goes. But we examined who in Congress has tended to be most inclined to vote for these “progressive” policies that send so many federal tax dollars to poorer states like Mississippi and Louisiana. It’s not the members from these two states.

Here are the average scores for the Senate and House delegations in these states compared to the average for all Senators and Representatives.

The biggest spenders in Congress and the biggest taxers are clustered in the Northeast, Illinois and California.

If Blue Staters think it’s unfair that they pay so much of the taxes, then stop voting for all the new taxes and spending.