2023-12-12 03:35:54
Texas and Florida have no state income taxes. Their primary sources of revenue are from property taxes, sales taxes, and excise taxes. The total tax burden for Californians is 8.89% while it is 8.01% for Texas and 6.33% for Florida. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(17-0-2) Author
2023-12-12 05:06:14
California Congressman Kevin Kiley regarding Newsom’s claim here: “Using his own extremely bizarre methodology, you could make the exact same claim not just about "Republican led states like Florida and Texas" but also Democrat states like Hawaii, Illinois, and Washington…” Twitter.com/KevinKileyCA/status/1734414767349969355 NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-2-3) Author
2023-12-12 13:21:15
NNN. Newsom is referring to the overall tax burden, as a % of income, of those living in or near poverty. Since state sales taxes are regressive, the tax burden is highest on the the lowest earners. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-4) Author
2023-12-13 23:16:37
Taxes in California are more equitable than Florida or Texas according to ITEP; however, nationwide there is no correlation between Red and Blue states (i.e. Washington is least equitable). California still has a higher effective tax rate than both Florida and Texas. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author