Posted on 02/08/2006 6:19:46 PM PST by george76
Hawaii residents paid more state taxes in 2004 than residents of any other state in the country...
Hawaii residents paid an average of $3,050 per person in 2004, while Texans paid the least — an average of $1,368.
Every state but one collected more taxes per person in 2004 than it did a decade earlier...
State taxpayer burdens increased by an average of 41 percent from 1994 to 2004. Only Alaska saw the amount it collects per person decline.
Even when the numbers are adjusted for inflation, the individual tax burdens increased in 43 states.
Rising education and Medicaid costs have fueled spending growth, which has led to higher taxes.
“Medicaid has been the fastest growing program in state budgets going back to 2000,” ...
The numbers do not include local taxes (city or county)...
also do not include federal taxes...
Wyoming, Connecticut, Minnesota and Delaware round out the top five states in tax receipts per person. South Dakota, Colorado, New Hampshire and Alabama round out the bottom five.
New Hampshire had the biggest increase from 1994 to 2004, with the state tax burden more than doubling. But at $1,544 per person, it remained among the lowest in the country.
States, on average, get nearly half their tax revenues from sales taxes. They get a third from personal income taxes ...
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Socialism will do that.
Education is the biggest budget item, consuming an average of 31 percent of state spending.
Public welfare, which includes Medicaid, comes in second at 24 percent.
Highways account for 6 percent of state spending and police protection just 1 percent.
Wyoming receives tax money from oil, gas, coal...not from the citizens directly.
like Alaska gets "extraction fee" income from oil...
Didn't I see that the pineapple industry is closing down in Hawaii? Now we know why. I guess that we have room for them in Texas.
That's what I thought. But then why isn't Alaska higher up on the list?
Yeah, I would have thought of NY before Wyoming. We pay some hefty taxes here.
Someone's gotta pay for treatment of those cowboys who get AIDS while rustling on Fudgepack Mountain...
Many small businesses have left for the Mainland.
One would be crazy to stay in Hawaii for economic reasons if one could leave. Unless you are renting beach chairs to tourists...
The weather is great, but is that enough ?
The taxes are not only large, but there are indirect taxes or "unfunded mandates" like full health insurance coverage for part time staff.
Hawaii is wonderful to visit and they do have many nice people, but is that enough ?
Some say yes.
Tell that to the face of a real Wyoming resident, and you'll promptly receive a fist in reply.
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/state.html
Alaska, which gets much of it revenue from oil production, saw its state tax receipts drop 1 percent, to $2,035 per person.
Oil revenue helped Alaska spend $12,294 per person in 2004, far more than any other state.
What? Do they have some sort of sunshine tax out there or something?
One should be able to grow almost anything in Hawaii...based upon the weather.
Labor can be a problem.
We have never wanted to employ people because the regulations are too onerous.
So far we're doing OK on our own.
Best Wishes on running your small business at home.
Have the regualtions gotten worse over the recent years ?
Is Full health care Insurance required to be provided to any part time empolyee after 10 hours per week ?
Any other items ?
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