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MichMan

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8. States don't pay taxes, individual residents do

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:55 PM

Apr 25

The median income of California per household is $85,000 while in Texas it is $ 67,000. Given that California has 8 million more residents than Texas, it shouldn't be a surprise that their residents would pay more in income taxes to the Treasury Dept than Texas does.

No different than Beverly Hills, California paying a lot more in state taxes than Compton does. Should taxes be cut in Beverly Hills and raised in Compton to make it more equitable?

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Red Republican Texas is a freeloader state, took $71.1 billion from other states. [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 25 OP

And California is the 4th largest economy in the world. tinrobot Apr 25 #1

Texas is one of the broke-@$$ $hithole states... NewDayOranges Apr 25 #2

I'm no longer interested in anything Newsom has to say. (nt) Paladin Apr 25 #3

K&R Blue Owl Apr 25 #4

CA nion here zorbasd Apr 25 #5

Texas has LONG been a backward state. Republicans turning state into a cesspool IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 25 #6

Best state for business! Comrade Citizen Apr 25 #7

States don't pay taxes, individual residents do MichMan Apr 25 #8