Taxachusetts wrongly named? - Tax burden per US state

[Space05us]

Off the record Alaska needs to raise the state income tax, create a state-wide sales tax, and steal the PFD from the people. God forbid they should do this and we see our educational system improve ten-fold.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

I miss Delaware.

Their schools sucked but not as bad as Georgia's and they didn't have the fundie mentality to boot.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Property taxes are the often overlooked tax break. After you buy property, the assessment is only permitted to increase a maximum of 3% per year. This keeps property tax rates artifically low statewide.

Although there's a statewide sales tax, cities may impose a local increase. IIRC Los Angeles's is 1.5% higher than the statewide rate. I'm pretty sure San Diego's is not as high.

Your right it is not as high but you forgot to mention that any time a property changes ownership the valuation immediately changes to the most recent sale price. That means the house I bought just under a year ago had to pay $2000 per year last year but this year will cost almost $6000.

[Odin]

What I find disturbing is that people whine and ***** about thier income taxes, but don't whine about sales taxes and other flat taxes which often affect the people with less money more. Ignorance or right-wing brainwashing?

Oh, here in Minnesota a tax increase is desperately needed to pay for healthcare, K-12 education, and higher education (students enrolled in public colleges and universities are getting VERY pissed off about tuition increases around here), but our Republican governor has threatened to veto any tax increase, it led to gridlock galore last year.

[Lancer]

#36 Oregon 9.60%

...No sales tax either.



Politicians in Salem always think up new taxes and Oregon voters always shoot em down.

The kids can't read and write but wtf...

[KrazyHorse]

Sales tax is included in that

[Odin]

Originally posted by Lancer

The kids can't read and write but wtf...

Thats the thing, people want thier government services, but people don't want to pay for them. The result? Deficit spending because raising taxes and cutting services are both are political suicide.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
It's funny how people get all up in arms about income tax, but ignore all the rest.

Not as funny as the propensity to comment without fully reading the source material:

That burden reflects what residents pay in state and local income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, luxury taxes and fuel taxes, among others. States below are ranked from least to most tax friendly.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Odin
What I find disturbing is that people whine and ***** about thier income taxes, but don't whine about sales taxes and other flat taxes which often affect the people with less money more. Ignorance or right-wing brainwashing?

What is it about you Commies and the inability to read the source material???? You're as bad as fundies reading an evolution primer!

That burden reflects what residents pay in state and local income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, luxury taxes and fuel taxes, among others. States below are ranked from least to most tax friendly.

Sheesh!

[Az]

I don't think these numbers don't include sales taxes.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Odin


Thats the thing, people want thier government services, but people don't want to pay for them. The result? Deficit spending because raising taxes and cutting services are both are political suicide.

According to you guys, the Repubs have been cutting services since Reagan got elected.

If actual services have been cut as claimed, and then the Repubs not only keep the Presidency but are able to increase their base and power (both nationwide and on a state level), how do you reconcile the quoted belief with actual historical fact?


Note: If you can, that's what makes Communism a religion: The ability to ignore the obvious in favor of the bull****.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Az
I don't think these numbers don't include sales taxes.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Not as funny as the propensity to comment without fully reading the source material:

Um... JohnT... I think you are going to get seriously PWNED soon. Che and Odin were USING the opening post which includes sales tax and other taxes to make their point that everyone *****es about "Taxachusetts" based solely on income taxes, but when you take all of the taxes, it isn't even close to the top.

You've missed their point entirely.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Which is why the Florida government doesn't care about you .

Correct.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by JohnT
Not as funny as the propensity to comment without fully reading the source material:

I read that. No one here was *****ing about taxes. I was talking in general terms.