Personally, the States could have an income tax ... if the Feds did away with it. It would not be harsh on economic growth then. A true division of labor and power.
Course with a fair tax with the Feds and states participating in taxing the same things then much would be better.
The 23% FairTax rate could be dropped much if entitlements, spending restraint and other things (little things like PORK) were eliminated from the federal budget.
One of the things that annoys the hell out of me, living in NC, is that they tax EVERYthing. There’s no one single tax that is outrageous unto itself; it’s the cumulative impact of every freakin’ thing you do or buy being taxed.
Texas over PA, oy vey.
thanks to the 150% Medicaid mandate, Obamacare will force all of the yellow states on that map to start charging state income taxes within a few years