I'd like to live in a state (and country) that does not think the purpose of government is redistribution. The "worst" states according to the author are
1. Washington 2. Florida 3. Texas 4. South Dakota 5. Illinois 6. Pennsylvania 7. Tennessee 8. Arizona 9. Kansas 10. Indiana
Good states to consider, with the exception of the basket case of Illinois.
It looks like most, if not all, the states with no income tax are on their “bad” list, making them good choices.
Um, Washington? I mostly hear the lib stuff, but then again some people outside of Michigan think Detroit covers the whole state.
Kansas nails its residents on personal property tax. And this is why so many Kansans register their vehicles, boats and motorcycles out of state.
I like “regressive” tax systems. ‘Bout time the “poor” paid their fair share.
Any report on high state taxes that doesn’t include NY has got to be bogus.
This article makes it sound like taxing the poor is a bad thing.
“As in other states ITEP identified as having state and local tax systems that exacerbate income inequality, the lack of a personal income tax in Florida disproportionately benefits the wealthiest residents of the state. The lack of income tax also means the state relies more heavily on sales taxes for its revenues. In fiscal 2012, sales and excise taxes accounted for 30.8% of the state’s revenue, the 10th highest such share, and well above the average national rate of 23.7%. The wealthiest 1% of Florida families paid an effective tax rate of less than 2%, nearly the lowest rate in that income group.”
this is bs. how would they know the taxes paid by the wealthiest 2% if they didn’t track the spending habits of the top 1%?
spending taxes are MUCH more fair then income taxes. if i only work, i save money. if i spend it, i pay taxes. if i don’t want to pay taxes, i don’t spend money. simple.
meanwhile, the wealthy don’t sit in their bedrooms rolling in cash. they buy cars, boats, homes, take trips, eat out, etc. and they pay taxes on it all.
the author of the article is an obvious marxist pushing for more oppressive govt and redistribution (by their hands, of course... not by the market)
we don’t have an income tax in Washington but everything else is high....property taxes in particular....fees...licenses..sales tax...etc...
Something is either wrong with the data, or why does California, Rhode Island and New Jersey - among the highest in state sales - “regressive” - taxes, escape the top ten worst for taxes; since, as the authors are trying to present, high sales taxes hit the “poor” on just about every dime they take home (other than rent) while “high” earners have disposable income not spent in ways that get hit with a sales tax. That is the method by which they claim to derive effective tax rates, by state. But, something in the data seems to be missing or fudged.
Title should be, States with the Least Socialist Taxes.
By “average” they mean “Welfare”
Not the least bit surprised Texas is #3. Property taxes are outlandish. Those are killing us at nearly 30% of our take home pay and that’s for an old dinky house on a small lot out in the country so no city taxes. All thanks to Kalifornians and the like moving in with their high real estate ideas.
The B.S. meter is pegging on this one.
I cannot believe GA didn’t make the list. If it moves they tax it. State income tax. sales taxes up the wazoo. You have not lived until you pay the ad valorum tax on your vehicle for the first I just paid $175 on a 2006 CRV. That’s what you pay for a tag.