But several — including Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington — have contributed far less than the required amount, year after year.
We've had it pretty easy through the crisis, and studies show foreign workers have contributed far more to the economy than they have cost.
This means that if VW artificially lowered CO2 emissions during testing then its vehicles will have contributed far less in tax than they should have.
Drug executives, who have contributed far more to the campaign of Mr. Gore's Republican rival, Gov. George W. Bush, have mixed feelings about Mr. Gore.
Since the 1980s, though, the falling birth rate has meant that immigration has contributed far more to population growth than has natural increase.
Sullinger, who played two seasons at Ohio State, has contributed far more than Melo, who left Syracuse after his sophomore season and has yet to appear for the Celtics.
Although he acknowledges that Soros might have contributed far more money to Obama if the Administration had engaged with him more intently, he said, "Part of me respects Obama for not spending more time with him.
On balance, those who come to this country have contributed far more than they have taken from it, and they bring with them the forces of change that cause us to grow as individuals, communities and a nation.
Although the country meets seventy per cent of its electricity needs through diesel generators (the remaining thirty per cent comes from hydroelectric power), it has contributed far less to the crisis than its more powerful neighbors.
