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In response to "just because it isn't describing what you think it should be, doesn't mean the data is biased in and of itself." by znufrii

do you understand why a resident of New York or California might be more likely to pay more taxes in all 50 states than someone in N. Dakota or Idaho?

Posted by moles (aka chris) Feb 24 '11, 11:19

by that study's measurments, if I'm Mel Gibson and own a big fucking ranch in Montana and pay property taxes on all that acreage, but live in Malibu (and own and pay taxes on all my California expenses as well), that study lumps all of Mel's taxes from Montana in with his California bill for purposes of calculating his "overall" tax burden

it's bullshit

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It's an attempt to correct for states that have large leisure industries. - spamlet Feb 24, 11:25 4
- And if that's the argument you want to make, this data is useless. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 11:27 3
  - The NY/NJ argument? -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 11:31 2
    - they *really* like to travel in those states! -- nm - moles Feb 24, 11:34
    - as a critique of any individual state's tax policy, really, but yes. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 11:33
certainly, and I think your criticisms are completely valid as far as how useful this data really is. - znufrii Feb 24, 11:23

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do you understand why a resident of New York or California might be more likely to pay more taxes in all 50 states than someone in N. Dakota or Idaho?

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