[Sopater]

The article is a little bit dated, but I didn't see it in a search.

See Page 2 for a chart.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Taxes are just the left’s way of doing a transfer of wealth from the haves to the have-nots, leaving a lot along the way in the hands of the burocracy.

[ari-freedom]

A recent poll by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation says that no tax annoys Americans as much as the property tax. One probable reason for this, according to a foundation report, is that property owners often have to write the checks themselves, increasing the likelihood of sticker shock.

taxes should be annoying. if you don't get zonked by a big bill and instead you are nickel and dimed by lots of tiny bills, you won't appreciate just how big the govt is.

[Mrs.Z]

Texas looks good at #32.

BUT it is #12 on property taxes, and (not listed) at the top of the list for property insurance.

The hidden costs do count.

[Lancey Howard]

No surprise that most of the highest taxing states are Democrat pisspots.

[Clemenza]

New Jersey (34.3%)

We're #3! We get the bronze, yet are STILL considered a bargain by New Yorkers!

[Squantos]

Taxes by state
State	Gasoline*	Cigarettes	Retail sales**	All state, local taxes***	Rank		All federal, state, local taxes***	Rank
Alabama	20.3	$0.42	4%	8.8%	46		27.5%	50
Alaska	8	$1.80		6.6%	50		27.9%	49
Arizona	19	$2.00	5.6	10.1%	32		29.9%	29
Arkansas	21.8	$0.59	6	10.3%	27		29.1%	40
California	40.1	$0.87	7.25	10.9%	15		32.7%	9
Colorado	22	$0.84	2.9	9.8%	38		30.7%	23
Connecticut	40.5	$1.51	6	11.3%	9		35.9%	1
Delaware	23	$0.55		8.4%	48		29.7%	33
Florida	31.9	$0.34	6	9.7%	39		31.0%	21
Georgia	21.3	$0.37	4	10.4%	25		30.6%	25
Hawaii	31.8	$1.60	4#	11.7%	5		31.2%	17
Idaho	25	$0.57	6	10.2%	31		29.0%	42
Illinois	32.5	$0.98	6.25	10.9%	14		32.7%	10
Indiana	26.6	$0.56	6	11.0%	12		30.7%	24
Iowa	22	$0.36	5	10.4%	26		29.4%	36
Kansas	25	$0.79	5.3	10.7%	18		30.5%	26
Kentucky	18.5	$0.30	6	10.7%	20		29.8%	31
Louisiana	20	$0.36	4	11.0%	11		29.2%	37
Maine	28.3	$2.00	5	13.5%	1		33.1%	7
Maryland	23.5	$1.00	5	10.7%	19		32.0%	13
Massachusetts	23.5	$1.51	5	10.3%	28		33.4%	6
Michigan	30.8	$2.00	6	10.8%	16		31.1%	19
Minnesota	22	$1.49	6.5	11.9%	4		33.6%	5
Mississippi	18.8	$0.18	7	10.2%	29		28.0%	48
Missouri	17.6	$0.17	4.225	9.9%	34		29.4%	35
Montana	27.8	$1.70		9.5%	42		29.0%	43
Nebraska	28	$0.64	5.5	11.6%	6		30.9%	22
Nevada	32.5	$0.80	6.5	9.5%	43		31.6%	14
New Hampshire	19.6	$0.80		7.3%	49		29.2%	39
New Jersey	14.5	$2.58	7	10.8%	17		34.3%	3
New Mexico	18	$0.91	5	9.9%	36		28.5%	45
New York	41.7	$1.50	4	12.9%	2		35.1%	2
North Carolina	30.2	$0.35	4.5	10.5%	23		30.3%	27
North Dakota	23	$0.44	5	9.8%	37		29.8%	30
Ohio	28	$1.25	5.5	12.0%	3		31.3%	16
Oklahoma	17	$1.03	4.5	9.6%	40		28.2%	47
Oregon	24.9	$1.18		9.9%	35		30.2%	28
Pennsylvania	32.3	$1.35	6	10.4%	24		31.2%	18
Rhode Island	31	$2.46	7	11.5%	8		33.0%	8
South Carolina	16.8	$0.07	5	10.2%	30		29.2%	38
South Dakota	24	$1.53	4	9.2%	45		28.9%	44
Tennessee	21.4	$0.20	7	8.6%	47		28.2%	46
Texas	20	$1.41	6.25	9.4%	44		29.7%	32
Utah	24.5	$0.70	4.75	10.5%	22		29.5%	34
Vermont	20	$1.79	6	11.1%	10		31.3%	15
Virginia	19.2	$0.30	5	9.5%	41		31.1%	20
Washington	34	$2.03	6.5	10.9%	13		33.7%	4
West Virginia	27	$0.55	6	10.6%	21		29.1%	41
Wisconsin	32.9	$0.77	5	11.6%	7		32.2%	12
Wyoming	14	$0.60	4	10.1%	33		32.4%	11
District of Columbia	20	$1.00	5.75	12.8%			35.1%

*Additional federal levy is 18.4 cents nationwide

**Base state rate (local tax may be higher)

***Average, as percentage of income

#General excise tax instead of sales tax

[mtbopfuyn]

two people making the same salary and living in the same neighborhood, pay different amounts in taxes

I can attest to that. My house is nearly 50 years old vs. same size fairly new house on twice the lot size across the road yet I pay 4 times ***MORE*** property tax.

[Captain Peter Blood]

The only way out is to leave the country for a nice Island in the Caribbean.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Tennessee is #46! Woohoo! If the ‘Rats had been able to force through an unconstitutional income tax (as decide by no less than THREE Tennessee Supreme Courts), our taxes would be far up the list, probably within the top 10.

[Myrddin]

Moving from California(9) to Idaho(42) saved me a bundle in taxes. Other costs of living are lower too. Voting with my feet paid off. It was the anti-gun laws, severe traffic and overcrowded everything that induced me to make the move. The tax savings was a bonus.

[j_tull]

Since this article was published, CT has added an ADDITIONAL 7.5% Gross Reciepts Tax on ALL petroleum products. Thats in addition to state sales tax and per/gallon gasoline taxes. Its unclear how the local taxes are figured for the purposes of this article. The crappy little town I live in charges me $550 per year for the privilege of parking my two 5 year old 100k+ miles cars in my driveway. I hate this F’n place.

[puppypusher]

I see the Not So great state of Connecticut is ranked number 9.I guess we get what we pay for because our cities are loaded with illegal aliens who are surging here without delay.

I fear for this country.

[HHFi]

This can’t possibly be correct. It shows Arkansas way down at #40 in total tax burden and Massachusetts way up at #6. But from reading FR, we all know that Mike Huckabee is a big-government, tax-hiking socialist, while Mitt Romney is a pure, tax-cutting Reaganesque conservative. Obviously, the chart must be wrong.