[TheForge] Heating with woodstove OT

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On May 24, 2005, at 6:08 PM, Ralph Sproul wrote:
>   We don't have a sales tax.........Just every other
> tax imaginable.
>
> Ralph
>

from....

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxes.html

"The data presented on the linked  page that follows shows states 
ranked by tax burden as a  percentage of income.  The taxes include 
those paid by individuals AND businesses to state and local 
governments.   Businesses are included because they usually pass their 
tax costs on  to consumers.

The top five states where the tax  burden as a percent of income is the 
highest are: Maine (13.0%), New  York (12.0%), Hawaii (11.5%), Rhode 
Island (11.5%), and Wisconsin  (11.4%).  The United States average is 
10.1%.  The District  of Columbia is 12.2%.

The five states with the lowest tax  burden as a percent of income are: 
Alaska (6.4%) 50th, New Hampshire  (7.4%) 49th, Delaware (8.0%) 48th, 
Tennessee (8.3%) 47th, and Alabama  (8.7%) 46th.  Alaska has the lowest 
tax burden because it levies  significant severance taxes on oil 
extracted from the state - taxes  that are included in the price of oil 
sold thereby enabling Alaska to collect taxes that are paid by 
consumers across the country.  As  a result, the state sends checks to 
all residents at tax time."

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxburdens.html