Kansas taxes are nothing like California.
Kanasas has 2 income tax rates.
2.7% on the first $15,000 of taxable income.
4.6% on taxable income of $15,001 and more.
Here is California
1% on the first $7,850 of taxable income.
2% on taxable income between $7,851 and $18,610.
4% on taxable income between $18,611 and $29,372.
6% on taxable income between $29,373 and $40,773.
8% on taxable income between $40,774 and $51,530.
9.3% on taxable income between $51,531 and $263,222.
10.3% on taxable income between $263,223 and 315,866.
11.3% on taxable income between $315,867 and $526,443.
12.3% on taxable income of $526,444 and above.
Kansas does NOT have high income taxes compared with California. I can’t speak to sales taxes but since California has such high sales taxes, I’m sure Kansas CAN’T be worse.
Oh, and since minimum wage is $10 in california, that means workers are earning about $20,000 per year so they fall above 4% for their top dollars. And since the cost of living is so much higher in most of California vs most of Kansas, that $20,000 pre tax doesn’t go very far.