r/AskReddit 28d ago

What is the worst US state and why?

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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/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?