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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,961 posts) Fri Jun 24, 2022, 09:45 AM Jun 2022

If you work for a company contemplating a move out of CA, IL, or NY

...think very carefully. No state income tax is nice and all, but red state America is looking to become more authoritarian than many third world dictatorships.

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If you work for a company contemplating a move out of CA, IL, or NY (Original Post) Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2022 OP

no state income tax lapfog_1 Jun 2022 #1

Or lack of... 2naSalit Jun 2022 #2

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Jun 2022 #3

Help us make Michigan bluer. roamer65 Jun 2022 #4

lapfog_1

(30,289 posts)

1. no state income tax

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 09:47 AM

Jun 2022

usually means higher sales tax, higher fees, and sometimes higher property taxes.

TANSTAAFL

2naSalit

(94,165 posts)

2. Or lack of...

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 09:54 AM

Jun 2022

Public and social services. Taxes pay for these, people aren't educated enough about that.

PortTack

(34,967 posts)

3. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 10:31 AM

Jun 2022

roamer65

(37,251 posts)

4. Help us make Michigan bluer.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 10:34 AM

Jun 2022

Legal pot, legal abortion and tons of fresh water.

If you are an abortion hating, fake Christian, Trump loving scumbag then don’t move here.

You’re NOT wanted…FUCK OFF.

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