But when you factor in the fact that Cow Hampshire has no income tax *or* sales tax you're very probably *still* way ahead in the game.
For example...I bought a new car a couple of years ago and given that my "trade" was a total (which is why I bought it in the first place) I paid just over $3,000 in sales tax here in the Gay State (Massachusetts).Also,one of my pensions is taxed at about $2,300 a year by Gay State hacks.And when I was working....well,you don't even want to know!
And out of curiosity...how much do you pay in property taxes? I have a nice,but far from huge (or luxurious),condo that I pay about $3,000 a year to Town Hall.
Amazingly enough, that all falls in under that hideous $10,000 cap.