The other side of the equation is what is the quantity and quality of the goods and services that the state provides.
AR and CA are both high tax states but the CA taxpayer gets a lot more for his money than the AR taxpayer.
Or, TX and FL don't have income taxes but they have other taxes in lieu of income taxes.
Maybe some people prefer to self provide, instead of having the state provide.
Then,there are the hidden taxes in California ~ ever hear about the price of pizza out there? It's kind of "different".
Ohio is the third highest taxed state, and the only thing that I get, that they don’t get in lesser taxed states is a sore butt.
I've never heard anyone say that it is too expensive to do business in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Missouri, and a long list of other places.
Small businesses are foundering and large ones are either shopping for deals in other counties in CA or being romanced by other states.
Hot tip for small enterprinure today is selling [mandatory] auto insurance to any and all starting at $17 a month. Another is charging to handle vehicle registration in one's native language. I don't see either of those, or lawn maintenance, as doing much for the tax base.
Right now it's even more depressing to watch local real estate dropping like a rock while all the places you want to go to are holding steady.
I'm only here today because I can't lever Ms Norton out of the smog and shopping. [don't remind me, wimping out in my old age]
“AR and CA are both high tax states but the CA taxpayer gets a lot more for his money than the AR taxpayer. “
Can you please cheer me up by letting me know what exactly I am getting for my CA taxes? :)