It's the opposite.
South Carolina is the 6th most federal dependent state in terms of residents dependent on money from the federal government.
California is 46th.
South Carolina state government is the 33rd most dependent on federal revenue. California's is 48th.
The average rank for red states is 20th. The average rank for blue states is 30th.
South Carolina is much more reliant on tax money from the federal government than is California.
Nice AI.
What California does is tax the hell out of their residents and then allow their property to burn down because they can't even get the basics from their corrupt leaders.
You should move out there. They love Gomers who blindly hand them money in exchange for virtue.