Wrong.  I would only 'gut' one third of it.  The remainder would continue to generate revenue.  Future generations will still get to live in a state with a very low tax burden because of the revenue from the remaining $35 billion funding operations.

You can take your $25K and invest it and continue create your own revenue stream of $1000 or more in perpetuity.  Or you can blow it on a new truck.  The choice is yours.  It's called personal responsibility.