@ickplant@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoLowest-taxed group in each state of the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1800arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1783arrow-down1imageLowest-taxed group in each state of the United Stateslemmy.world@ickplant@lemmy.world to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square174fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHildegardelinkfedilinkEnglish22•3 months agoWA has no income tax, but it does have a state level sales tax. Low income people spend a larger portion of their income on purchases which results in a much higher tax rate.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 months agoStates like California have both high sales tax and State income tax, so that’s definitely a worse outcome.
WA has no income tax, but it does have a state level sales tax. Low income people spend a larger portion of their income on purchases which results in a much higher tax rate.
States like California have both high sales tax and State income tax, so that’s definitely a worse outcome.