For the first time in American history, the number one source of money for the states is not property, sales, or income taxes, but the federal government. The dependence of the states on the national government is troubling for anyone who believes in federalism. This unhealthy development evokes another rubicon crossed during the first century of the republic. A federal government created by the states could be counted on to respect the rights of the states. But once states created by the federal government outnumbered the states that created the federal government, then the Constitutional balance between the state and national governments--federalism--forever leaned in favor of the federal government.