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See where your state stands in taxation:

http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/05staxrank.html

This is as of March 30, 2006. I found out about this from another discussion board.

Maryland finally falls out of the top 5 five after I move.

Look at the Blue states leading the charge...

Not to start the great debate, but hence the increased gov't services and social programs.

Sonny wrote:Look at the Blue states leading the charge...

Speaking of:

http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm

Yep.

Having spent time in states without the moral will to pay for the services needed, and having lived in states that do, I'll take the states that realize that it's ok to have state income taxes.

What a concept - here in Minnesota, we have PARKS, and they are MAINTAINED. Communities put up ICE RINKS and MAINTAIN THEM so kids have places to be PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. We have excellent schools and the $ to pay actual professionals to teach in them. The roads are not full of potholes, and they get fixed if they are. Bridges are not only maintained, they are expanded when necessary. We have a department of natural resources that actually balances the desires of hunters and the needs of the environment.
Many more examples are available from many other states that don't view the word "tax" as a four letter word.

I'm too tired to get riled up further.

South Dakota comes in last place. Hoorray!!! Here in South Dakota we have no state income tax and to propose one would be political suicide. Some say that our low tax burden will attract business, but with no revenue the state has a hard time creating a good quality of living that will attract the young people our state desperately needs. I like not paying state income tax but I can see how we South Dakotans might be hurting ourselves with limited tax revenue.

Besides, if we had higher taxes maybe USD would give the lacrosse team more money.

After seeing this list, maybe people will stop calling us Taxachusetts. Maybe Calitaxia or Taxmont.

How bout Minnesotax?

Or perhaps "Minne-so-taxed"?

I may be financially challenged but Florida does not have a state income tax so I believe this list refers to federal taxes paid by the residents of each state. So the money represented by these figures goes to things like the War on Terror, building democracy in Iraq, and welfare handouts not state agencies.

Also, the second column would be the better set of statistics as it represents the per capita tax rate for each state.

Feel free to correct me if I am interpreting this incorrectly.

"Look at me! I'm a grad student. I'm 30 years old and I made $600 last year." --Bart Simpson

Rob Graff wrote:Yep.

Having spent time in states without the moral will to pay for the services needed, and having lived in states that do, I'll take the states that realize that it's ok to have state income taxes.

What a concept - here in Minnesota, we have PARKS, and they are MAINTAINED. Communities put up ICE RINKS and MAINTAIN THEM so kids have places to be PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. We have excellent schools and the $ to pay actual professionals to teach in them. The roads are not full of potholes, and they get fixed if they are. Bridges are not only maintained, they are expanded when necessary. We have a department of natural resources that actually balances the desires of hunters and the needs of the environment.
Many more examples are available from many other states that don't view the word "tax" as a four letter word.

I'm too tired to get riled up further.

Oh Rob... when you speak, I cannot help but smile. When will you run for public office? I still hold a vote in Minnesota, so you've got at least one.

Rob Graff wrote:Yep.

Having spent time in states without the moral will to pay for the services needed, and having lived in states that do, I'll take the states that realize that it's ok to have state income taxes.

What a concept - here in Minnesota, we have PARKS, and they are MAINTAINED. Communities put up ICE RINKS and MAINTAIN THEM so kids have places to be PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. We have excellent schools and the $ to pay actual professionals to teach in them. The roads are not full of potholes, and they get fixed if they are. Bridges are not only maintained, they are expanded when necessary. We have a department of natural resources that actually balances the desires of hunters and the needs of the environment.
Many more examples are available from many other states that don't view the word "tax" as a four letter word.

I'm too tired to get riled up further.

Ah...if only every state was as efficient and morally just as Minnesota. Move to California and you will see the flip side to Minnesota's coin.

Sonny wrote:Look at the Blue states leading the charge...

Would that charge be in subsidizing Red States?

California, New York, and Massachusetts get back about $.79 cents for every dollar they send to the federal government.

Illinois? $.73 cents. New Jersey? $.55!

Meanwhile, red states like Mississippi get back $1.77 for every dollar they send to the federal government. Alabama? $1.71.

The only red states pulling their weight are Nevada and Colorado. Texas and Georgia are about at par -- getting back what they put in.

Maybe those deadbeat states should start paying their own way.

http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/266.html

Typically Hackalicious those numbers are indicative of how a state votes in the presidential election. The winning party usually will reward the states that went there way. Alaska usually doesn't follow this rule. Due to their powerful Senator on the Appropriations committee. Hence, the bridge to no where we saw recently. Michigan also this past election year somehow bucked that trend too. This past election cycle MI received an unprecedented amount of funds for roads.

It is kind of ironic that federal dollars don't get spread around from year to year. We seem to see the same trends as these.....

Would that charge be in subsidizing Red States?

California, New York, and Massachusetts get back about $.79 cents for every dollar they send to the federal government.

Illinois? $.73 cents. New Jersey? $.55!

Meanwhile, red states like Mississippi get back $1.77 for every dollar they send to the federal government. Alabama? $1.71.

Maryland recently voted for thier first Repbulican governer in a long time. His big thing has been....."I haven't raised taxes", but the first thing he did was raise all the tolls 100%. Every state fee skyrocketed, property taxes went up.....so he got it on the other end. But you know.... taxes weren't raised........At least direct ones!

Ahhh yes, the "I won't raise taxes" statement, but then raising fees for small businesses. My Mom owns a few McDonald's restaurants, and we always get hit with "one time" fees from the state government. My favorite is how they keep coming to rezone our land, even though no building is occuring at our restaurant or near it.

Hey, why not rezone again this year? God knows we are just waiting to pay an extra $100 rezoning fee.