[The Iceman Cometh]

Getting ugly up in little Idaho as well.

Good thing the tobacco settlement monies are going to 'recoup' for lost monies paid due to smokers....

[Digger]

Then start cutting. However, it is harder for states to operate because unlike our goverment they can not print more money.

[niki]

bump

[Billy_bob_bob]

I was going to move to Idaho, right up until the moment when I saw their income tax rates. I now live in the hills around Spokane, in eastern Washington state, a state that has no income tax.

Yes, we have a fairly high sales tax here, but I'm much happier paying a sales tax than an income tax. Besides, in California the sales tax was just as high as it is here, and there was a %10 income tax to boot!

If Idaho wants to attract a whole bunch of productive, capable people, perhaps they should consider getting rid of their income tax. Of course, that won't happen in a million years, but it's nice to think about.

[aimhigh]

This is what happens when the tax system focuses on the rich. Their incomes fluctuate widely.