Posted on 03/03/2008 3:11:23 PM PST by Sopater
See Page 2 for a chart.
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.
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.
No surprise that most of the highest taxing states are Democrat pisspots.
We're #3! We get the bronze, yet are STILL considered a bargain by New Yorkers!
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
Corzine wants new jersey to be #1!
Yup... every state ranked 1-10 (highest tax) voted for Kerry in ‘04
Every state ranked 41-50 (lowest tax) voted for Bush in ‘04.
Without exception
He doesn’t want us to be merely Sicily on the Hudson. He wants us to be Nigeria on the Hudson (corruption wise).
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.
BUT it is #12 on property taxes<<
Comparing State to State taxes is very misleading. My particular west Texas county property taxes (almost $0.75 per $100 of appraisal value) and sales taxes (8.2%) would not fare well in most counties in America. Some Texas counties have total property tax rates of as little as $0.23 while others have rates that approach $1.00 for every $100 of appraised value.
Another problem with the chart is that it does not clearly indicate the average percentage of income tax for each state.
Also, how does it make sense that different states have a different percentage of federal tax? (Unless the chart is accounting for the differential income levels between states, which is irrelevant for the person deciding which state to move to.)
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.
Crazy clear ain’t it......:o)
Stay safe !
I think they added in the 9% INCOME tax in Oregon.....we’re moving to Oregon FROM Washington soon....so I was paying particular attention...
Before Connecticut levied an income tax in the early 90’s, they ranked way down in the 40’s. Now they are the most heavily taxed state in the union.
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