I read the whole article. It compared individual no tax states. Still the author is in favor of the income tax suggesting the rich don’t pay their fair share. Crap. The income tax is 100 years old. It’s the cause of all our present day problems. Granted higher income earners spend a lower percentage of their incomes on necessities but whose business is that?
Every penny paid in income taxes, regardless of by who, comes from the pocket of the consumer of goods and services. Making the rich pay a higher rate does not save the poor money, they just end up paying more for the goods and services they rely on. It is one of the reasons that high tax states are also high cost of living states.