When the federal regulations handcuff the state's economy, it's only right that the feds are responsible to make up at least some of the difference. Remove the federal handcuffs and Wyoming gets rich, so...You should look at how much money the Feds give WY, a state with under 600k residents, the per person welfare to keep the state operating is high even if they don’t look at it that way.
I’m kinda shocked it doesn’t instate a state income tax so it isn’t so dependent on Federal aid.