Tax bites
CNN/Money has ranked the 50 states based on their overall state tax burdens on so-called average folks. Oregon is in the bottom half, down with the lower-tax states, at no. 36.
When they get around to city rankings, however, Portland is the 8th-highest-tax city among the 51 big U.S. cities, taking all state and local levies together. We're way over the average, and the very highest west of the Mississippi.
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Comments (5)
What are the rankings for other income brackets?
Posted by The One True b!X | August 18, 2004 9:16 AM
Yeah, and we also have one of the best cities in the country -- if not the best. Quality of living has a cost.
Now if we had the 8th highest in cost, and were on the list as one of the worst cities to live in, then I'd have a problem with where we rank.
Posted by GA - Keith | August 18, 2004 1:11 PM
I just wish that we could find a way to use some of that money to develop a top 10 public school system.
Posted by Rodney | August 18, 2004 4:15 PM
We've got a Top 10 Retirement Plan for School Superintendents™. Isn't that close enough?
Posted by Scott-in-Japan | August 18, 2004 6:55 PM
Yes, but did you see the median price of houses in SF compared to PDX?
Welcome back.
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Posted by alan | August 18, 2004 7:36 PM