Toddsterpatriot
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California burdens its citizens though income tax. Texas does it through transactional taxes. Texas tax rate is much harsher for working class people.
Most people are too simple to understand tax burden. They think Texas gets tax money magically I guess.
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Californians fled from to TX for a tax break. It wasn’t the deal they expected | Fortune
Texas actually has a higher tax burden than California, for the average American.fortune.com
Though Texas has no state-level personal income tax, it does levy relatively high consumption and property taxes on residents to make up the difference. Ultimately, it has a higher effective state and local tax rate for a median U.S. household at 12.73% than California’s 8.97%, according to a new report from WalletHub.
California burdens its citizens though income tax. Texas does it through transactional taxes. Texas tax rate is much harsher for working class people.
That's awful! What is the "transactional tax rate" for the poor and working class in Texas?