[netmilsmom]

Does TN have property taxes?

[luvbach1]

Highest? I paid $$2.23 for a $2.00 purchase at a Newport News, VA Burger King.

[gusopol3]

Buy a meal at a restaurant or stay in a motel there and you’ll really get the sticker shock.

[smokingfrog]

Didn’t they raise the sales tax to pay for healthcare?

[So Cal Rocket]

Sales Tax rate in Pico Rivera and South Gate, CA is 10.75%, but some of that is local, not state tax.

[Roses0508]

I lived in TN for years, still have a home there. Moved to NC for husband’s job (which is now gone). I’d rather pay sales tax than income tax. Other taxes in TN are low: gas is always .10 to .20 lower in TN compared to NC. There are no personal property taxes or wheel taxes on vehicles each year (as there are in NC). I could go on and on. In addition, property taxes and utilities are very reasonably in TN. About half of what I’m paying in NC. Electricity and water are plentiful and reasonably priced as is housing and property.

[CanaGuy]

Not as high as Obama’s wedge shot on the 10th green this morning.

[Boucheau]

All of this crap ends up on the shoulders of the middle class working man/woman.

All of you idiots advocating higher taxes and bonus/pay/paycheck caps on ‘the rich’ will get what you deserve—a higher tax bill and a lower standard of living as the powers that be, public and private, pass the burden right onto you.

I’ve met far too many conservatives lately who just don’t get it.

[Gay State Conservative]

Hey,as bad as the TN sales tax is...they don't have an income tax,do they? And I'll wager that property taxes are lower than in many parts of the country.In contrast,we in the Gay State have a 6.25% sales tax,a 5.3% income tax and property taxes that are among the highest in the country.

So,to all you folks from the Volunteer State...it could be a *lot* worse.

[raybbr]

No it’s not. Chicago has a 10.25% rate.

[AlexW]

I lived all but the last five years in Tennessee, (60 years)
Greatest state in the nation.
I prefer sales tax to any other.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Yeah but what’s the car insurance like?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Who was the previous contender?

[southernnorthcarolina]

As of a few hours ago, a major link between Tennessee and North Carolina was closed, perhaps for months: Rockslide closes I-40 near TN-NC line.

So you Knoxvillians can forget about coming to Waynesville and Asheville to shop in order to pay lower sales taxes.

[Waco]

Limit the sales tax to first 1000 dollars of a purchase,watch Tn. BOOM.

[iowamark]

http://www.zip2tax.com/?s=google
“STATES WITH NO SALES TAX: Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon.”

[iowamark]

This is, I think, very interesting.

Many people assume that socialism/out of control government is just an East coast/West coast problem. The fact that a moderate state like Tennessee(McCain over Obama 57-42%) has the highest sales taxes shows that that is not the case.

[SharpRightTurn]

The sales tax is the fairest tax, where every one shares the burden.

Tennessee does not have an income tax. Property taxes in Tennessee are set by the counties and cities but are moderate compared to much of the country.

If you were to look at the overall effective tax rate of all state taxes (income,property, and sales), I think Tennessee taxpayers fare relatively well compared to most other states.

[Koblenz]

Do people in Memphis do a lot of shopping over the border (since Memphis is in the southwest corner of the state?). Are there big shopping centers right over the border?

[khnyny]

The good part about a sales tax is that everyone has to pay it - even those in the underground economy (illegals, black market, etc.)