Comments on: Sales tax survey

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:11:26 +0000

Metro Boston in good old “Taxachusetts”. State sales tax 5%, food (except restaurants meals) and the first $175 on any article of clothing are exempt. Local sales taxes are not allowed.

Income tax is 5.3% on all types of income (the higher rate for dividends was abolished at least 10 years ago). Local income taxes are not allowed. County government is very weak, where it exists at all. In most of the state, it was abolished.

Raising the sales tax would be bad for the environment, because most Bay Staters would drive to NH to shop, as they sometimes do already.

I think I’ll avoid Chicago. And I’m not sure if the IOC will give the Chicago the Olympics if the tax rates are so much higher than competing cities.

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By: Taxes Too High? You Can’t Blame God.

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By: Mike Piper

Mike Piper — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:36:44 +0000

Chicago: 9%…It makes me miss living in St Louis, where it was somewhere around 6% if I recall correctly.

By: Jesica

Jesica — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:21:59 +0000

8.9%, near Seattle WA, and no state income tax

By: Mark Silver

Mark Silver — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:33:05 +0000

Oregon, and boy am I lucky. No sales tax.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:44:38 +0000

Tennessee: 9.25% - 9.75% (depending on county) (-1% on food). Also, no state income tax.

By: Michael G

Michael G — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:19:33 +0000

7.25% in Lincoln, IL.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:52:27 +0000

Now that is positive thinking!

By: Jeff B

Jeff B — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:44:30 +0000

7.25% - I live in Shasta Lake, CA just outside of Redding, CA. One good thing about this sales tax is double it and you have a tip.