What is the worst US state and why?

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I feel like most of the negative comments about CA are by conservatives.

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u/af1xd 28d ago edited 28d ago

Na, I'm pretty middle of the road and wouldn't live there either. Looks nice, but the laws and taxes are insane. That being said, I wouldn't call it the worst.

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u/Libertyreign 28d ago

The taxes aren't even bad. It's a myth. California has one of the most progressive tax structures in the nation.

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u/Gyncs0069 28d ago

Hence the taxes being insane

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u/Libertyreign 28d ago

You likely misunderstand what a progressive tax is. You are likely just associating progressive with bad due to some conservative conditioning.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax

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u/Gyncs0069 28d ago

No, I’m just saying that California’s implementation of a progressive tax has driven up taxes for pretty much everyone staying in Cali full time(seeing as you have to make an ungodly amount of money annually to afford to live in the most populous areas with the best job opportunities). Thus, the progressive tax is just an insane tax hike that makes it even harder to afford the already asinine cost of living

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u/Libertyreign 28d ago

The poor in California pay a smaller percentage of their incomes to the state than nearly any other state though.

Hell I pay less in California than I did in Michigan even with a higher wage.

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u/Zeig_101 28d ago

(seeing as you have to make an ungodly amount of money annually to afford to live in the most populous areas with the best job opportunities)

Guess my 36k/yr income is ungodly to some people, who knew.

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u/OneMinuteDeen 28d ago

Well where do you live and how many sqm do you rent?

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u/Xalbana 28d ago

Actually, if you're rich, you're getting taxed a shit ton. If you're poor, you're not getting taxed a lot. If you're middle class, you're taxed competitively like other states.

But everything's here expensive yo. But the weather is nice.