This being tax week, let’s take a look at how the states compare with each other in terms of overall tax burden (Federal and State). The actual dollar figures are averages, so there’s no taking account of income disparity within a state like California. The page names the top five of low tax and high tax states, which on a Red and Blue basis should be no surprise to anyone. Here
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Top Five States with the Highest Total Tax Burdens:
2. Connecticut: $20,714
Yippee! We’re Number 2! Oh, wait, that’s not good is it? Don’t worry, give us a few more months and we’ll be #1.
NJ, we’re number 1! Congrats to us on electing another tax and spend governor and keeping our statehouse liberal for forty-years straight! Wahoo!
CT- always in top few or bottom few of lists, but never in a positive light.
A little misleading: This graphic is average taxes paid, but it is not corrected for income level. The average taxes paid in California are higher than here in Oregon, because the average income is higher. Same with property taxes. Although I have no doubt the tax RATE is much higher. A more useful map would be taxes as a percentage of income.
Also, there are local option sales taxes. Florida state sales taxe is 6%, but the Democrat run Leon County has local option sales tax which kicks it up to7.5%.