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[Movieman]

Well you know what they say about taxes

(well apart from the life's certainties bit, anyway)

You should move to New Hampshire..
No state income taxes or sales taxes..

[EtaCarinae]

You should move to New Hampshire..
No state income taxes or sales taxes..

I thought the only things in life you can be sure are Death and Taxes.

Now you say no taxes over there. No taxes at all !!!! We should all go there, maybe we will also skip death and be immortal.

[Movieman]

I thought the only things in life you can be sure are Death and Taxes.

Now you say no taxes over there. No taxes at all !!!! We should all go there, maybe we will also skip death and be immortal.

New Hampshire is really a wonderfull place to live.
Yes, it is rural so not as many state services as places like Massachusetts.
You pay for what YOU use is the thinking.
A wonderfull place to retire to if you have a decent retirement fund.
Excellent fishing,skiing,lots of sights to see and nature trails,etc.
Police attitude is one of friendship for the most part not confrontational like one sees in other parts of the USA.
Also only 1.3 million people here.
Not crowded at all.
Largest city is Manchester with a pop of 125,000
Where I live there are app 9,000 and house lots are a MINIMUM of 1acre,
We have two acres here that backs up to town conservation land.
Then the animals..
I've had Moose,Deer,Great Blue Herons,Red Fox,etc in the yard..
Imagine standing at the fence feeding a 7ft 700lb Moose a head of romaine lettuce..I have..

[sierra_bound]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe New Hampshire does impose a tax on restaurant meals, hotel rooms and electricity. You might want to check your utility bill to see if a tax was added. I also believe there's a tax on gas, cigarettes and booze. Oregon has no statewide sales tax. But I think local governments can impose a tax if they so choose.

California has the highest sales tax in the country - over 8%. But part of that is to compensate for lower property taxes resulting from Prop. 13, the Jarvis/Gann initiative.

[shoota]

florida has no income tax

or snow

[[XC] 4X4N]

No income tax here in Washington either, but the sales tax in Seattle is 9.9% Not sure how much of that is from the state, but the each city and county have a different rate. Property taxes are high also, I pay just under $6000 a year for a $450,000 house. What are the property taxes like in California Sierra?

Kinda derailing this thread, but isn't that nornmal in this section.

[sierra_bound]

I think I pay around $4,500 a year in property taxes. They would be twice as high, were it not for Prop. 13 which says the tax can not exceed 1% of the cash value of your property.

Most states impose a tax on cigarettes. If there's a state tobacco stamp on a pack of smokes, it usually means the state imposed a tax.

[[XC] 4X4N]

Cigarette tax is pretty high here. A pack is over $5 and I'm sure that at least half of that is tax. I'm not a smoker, so it doesn't affect me, but at 5 bucks a pack I think I'd try and quit.

Gas tax also is high, I think it might be the highest in the nation. I know gas here is always way above the nation average. Right now it's about $3.30 a gallon.

Plus, just like California, and pretty much everywhere, there is a huge budget crisis and they want to raise taxes to fix it.

[EtaCarinae]

In short, no way to escape in a form or another Taxes. This means yes that no way to escape Death too.

[OldChap]

This may not be an exactly accurate but it will give you an idea...

Income tax 22% up to around 60K then 40%
Insurance 10% <this pays hospital and unemployment type stuff
Purchase tax 20% <mostly everything qualifies

Then there is property tax ...a 3 bed house can exceed $6K depending where you live and here the plot sizes are measured in feet mostly

AND more important perhaps, I pay in ££'s what you pay in $$ for hardware as a rule.... Fuel = $9.39 a gall ...cigarettes = $9.50

So....Want to live over here???

[bearcatrp]

Taxes is just one of the big problems. Low wages, lack of jobs is causing allot of state and federal tax revenue to fall short. Now Minnesota house and senate want to get rid of unions by putting this up for a public vote so these wages can be reduced. I've only been on 2 Union jobs since retiring from the military. They have a purpose but not totally fond of how the politics work. And our joke of our newly elected governor, Dayton, can't do a thing about it. Our taxes, along with electricity and other services will be going up to pay for our 6 billion dollar deficit. Funny how their wages go up but ours decline. Our country is in a sad state of affairs. Hate to see what it will be like in 10 years from now. There is more than death and taxes we can't avoid.

[Petra]

New Hampshire is really a wonderfull place to live.
Yes, it is rural so not as many state services as places like Massachusetts.
You pay for what YOU use is the thinking.
A wonderfull place to retire to if you have a decent retirement fund.
Excellent fishing,skiing,lots of sights to see and nature trails,etc.
Police attitude is one of friendship for the most part not confrontational like one sees in other parts of the USA.
Also only 1.3 million people here.
Not crowded at all.
Largest city is Manchester with a pop of 125,000
Where I live there are app 9,000 and house lots are a MINIMUM of 1acre,
We have two acres here that backs up to town conservation land.
Then the animals..
I've had Moose,Deer,Great Blue Herons,Red Fox,etc in the yard..
Imagine standing at the fence feeding a 7ft 700lb Moose a head of romaine lettuce..I have..

Tempting....

California has the highest sales tax in the country - over 8%. But part of that is to compensate for lower property taxes resulting from Prop. 13, the Jarvis/Gann initiative.

9.75% sales tax in LA county... and, as for the property tax, 1% is still a lot of money when you consider the insane property values in CA. In Saratoga (where I lived before moving out to Palmdale), the median sale price for homes is still hovering around $1.2M (which means you'd be out $12k/year in property taxes). So, yeah, higher statewide property values kinda make up for the lower rate, if you ask me...

Right now it's about $3.30 a gallon.

$3.39/gallon here for regular... from this map, it looks like Utah is the place to go if you want cheap gas.

So....Want to live over here???

Ehhh.... I think I'd have to respectfully pass on that one.

My 2600K won't be here until tomorrow! *shakes fist*

[bearcatrp]

$3.09 for regular in Minnesota now. Fluctuates up to 3.19.

[Anarki]

Cigarette tax is pretty high here. A pack is over $5 and I'm sure that at least half of that is tax. I'm not a smoker, so it doesn't affect me, but at 5 bucks a pack I think I'd try and quit.

Gas tax also is high, I think it might be the highest in the nation. I know gas here is always way above the nation average. Right now it's about $3.30 a gallon.

Plus, just like California, and pretty much everywhere, there is a huge budget crisis and they want to raise taxes to fix it.

Wanna swap?

Petrol is £1.30 a litre, which is approx £6 a gallon, $9.50 a gallon in US currency.

£6 ($9.50) is also the cost of 20 cigarettes over here.

VAT went up to 20% the start of January as well.

The grass is never greener on the other side, only a different shade of green my friend

EDIT: oldchap beat me to it :p

[Carpe^Diem]

This may not be an exactly accurate but it will give you an idea...

Income tax 22% up to around 60K then 40%
Insurance 10% <this pays hospital and unemployment type stuff
Purchase tax 20% <mostly everything qualifies

Then there is property tax ...a 3 bed house can exceed $6K depending where you live and here the plot sizes are measured in feet mostly

AND more important perhaps, I pay in ££'s what you pay in $$ for hardware as a rule.... Fuel = $9.39 a gall ...cigarettes = $9.50

So....Want to live over here???

And then we got Denmark..

Income tax: 45% < $72500K then 60% (Healthcare included)
Purchase tax: 25%

And for those who forgot, or didn't know, we got 180% tax on cars!

Example given, just bought a new VW Polo 1,6TDI Highline. Price: $46.000

Want to live here ?

[Jupiler]

@ Anarki :

after all these years, I still love your avatar.

[bearcatrp]

And then we got Denmark..

Income tax: 45% < $72500K then 60% (Healthcare included)
Purchase tax: 25%

And for those who forgot, or didn't know, we got 180% tax on cars!

Example given, just bought a new VW Polo 1,6TDI Highline. Price: $46.000

Want to live here ?

Am presuming government run health care. The US is headed this way to help the free loaders and illegals in this country. Prices of new vehicles are out of most folks reach. I would say with state and federal taxes, we are around 40% now.

[bearcatrp]

@ Anarki :

after all these years, I still love your avatar.

Wish I was the kitty!

[Movieman]

NH taxes:
Personal property tax on home and car.
Varies by town.
Here in Litchfieldis app $4800.00 on a $320K home
On a car maybe $200 first year on a $27K car, then down to $125 year 2 and $75 year 3.
Yes, taxes on cigarettes, carton is app $55.00
Also a meals tax..6% I think, maybe 8..
BUT no state income tax.
Make $50G's here vs Massachusetts and you stick an extra $2975.00 in your pocket..
Mass also has a 5% state sales tax that we don't.

[Carpe^Diem]

Am presuming government run health care. The US is headed this way to help the free loaders and illegals in this country. Prices of new vehicles are out of most folks reach. I would say with state and federal taxes, we are around 40% now.

You can't really compare US and Denmark. Most things in Denmark are "free"(paid by taxes). We don't have the problem with illegals, but sure do with the free loaders. There are good and bad sides with both models. I don't like the scenario, where people without insurance gets more than bankrupt, if they get sick, or injured, and has to get treatment on a hospital. On the other side, I don't like paying for lazy people, "who can't find work". In Denmark we do pay those people.

[pirogue]

NH taxes:
Personal property tax on home and car.
Varies by town.
Here in Litchfieldis app $4800.00 on a $320K home
On a car maybe $200 first year on a $27K car, then down to $125 year 2 and $75 year 3.
Yes, taxes on cigarettes, carton is app $55.00
Also a meals tax..6% I think, maybe 8..
BUT no state income tax.
Make $50G's here vs Massachusetts and you stick an extra $2975.00 in your pocket..
Mass also has a 5% state sales tax that we don't.

+5% tax on dividends and interest

I would guess this would be like an income tax on quite a few retirees.

[Movieman]

+5% tax on dividends and interest

I would guess this would be like an income tax on quite a few retirees.

But thats national not state correct?

[Mydog]

53% income tax, gas approx $2,20, cigarette's almost $15 a pack, sales tax 25%
Health care=free, 6 weeks paid vacation, 12 months paid maternity leave

Country? Norway of course, almost the most expensive country to live in inn the world.

[pirogue]

But thats national not state correct?

State

http://www.nh.gov/revenue/faq/dra_900.htm

[Movieman]

State

http://www.nh.gov/revenue/faq/dra_900.htm

ok, do other states have this also?