U.S. Cities  

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Connecticut
Tax burden...Connecticut is #1 Tax burden...Connecticut is #1 (income, work, services)
Register Blogs Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 400,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 14,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspaper and in a story on AOL's homepage.

Get a detailed profile of any city, county, or zip code:
       Search our forums (advanced):

Reply

 
Old 03-31-2008, 11:52 AM
New York Tri-state region
Status: "11/04/08 - Cautiously optimistic" (set 15 days ago)
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
1,113 posts, read 566,966 times
Reputation: 164
Rich Lee has a spectacular aura aboutRich Lee has a spectacular aura aboutRich Lee has a spectacular aura aboutRich Lee has a spectacular aura about
Default Tax burden...Connecticut is #1
According to MSN Money, residents of Connecticut pay the largest percentage of income in taxes at 38.3 percent.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 03-31-2008, 01:11 PM
Southerngirl
  
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: right here
731 posts, read 243,351 times
Reputation: 228
Cruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura about
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Lee View Post
According to MSN Money, residents of Connecticut pay the largest percentage of income in taxes at 38.3 percent.
No kidding Rich. I think my poor husband has to work till October to pay the taxes. Guess it helps it's also the richest. I guess what blows my mind is when we drive around the country side is so beautiful and then the cities are so run down and dirty. The richest is also the poorest looking. Your name fits the state well.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 03-31-2008, 01:38 PM
Senior Member
Status: "And its Just like Living in Another World" (set 15 days ago)
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tolland County- Northeastern CT
4,389 posts, read 1,887,814 times
Reputation: 1209
skytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud of
Send a message via Yahoo to skytrekker
I saw that list from MSNBC---- Its contents I would take with a grain of salt-- it uses information that is dated and has erroneous data sources, that are highly subjective.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 03-31-2008, 01:41 PM
Southerngirl
  
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: right here
731 posts, read 243,351 times
Reputation: 228
Cruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura aboutCruikshl has a spectacular aura about
Quote:
Originally Posted by skytrekker View Post
I saw that list from MSNBC---- Its contents I would take with a grain of salt-- it uses information that is dated and has erroneous data sources, that are highly subjective.
Once again a study we have no faith in?

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 03-31-2008, 01:43 PM
Senior Member
Status: "And its Just like Living in Another World" (set 15 days ago)
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tolland County- Northeastern CT
4,389 posts, read 1,887,814 times
Reputation: 1209
skytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud ofskytrekker has much to be proud of
Send a message via Yahoo to skytrekker
No; news sources like MSN or MSNBC use data and stats that can be subjective and impartial. California has a higher sales tax, higher income tax, city and county taxes, MSN & MSNBC are just as bad as Fox news in presenting fair information.

I have seen other so called 'studies' that do not even rank CT in the top 10 states for taxes- so should I judge this one any differently?

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 03-31-2008, 01:55 PM
Senior Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
248 posts, read 92,689 times
Reputation: 77
kidyankee784 will become famous soon enoughkidyankee784 will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by skytrekker View Post
I saw that list from MSNBC---- Its contents I would take with a grain of salt-- it uses information that is dated and has erroneous data sources, that are highly subjective.
I would take most studies with a grain of salt, especially lists generated by the networks you mentioned here. I couldn't agree more.

Connecticut's tax burden is highest when taking Federal taxes into account, but when talking about just state and local taxes, Connecticut drops 10 spots.

With that, we are taxed very heavily in total. A couple of towns in NJ are merging services to save a couple bucks. It would make sense for some small towns in CT to think about this.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 03-31-2008, 04:12 PM
New York Tri-state region
Status: "11/04/08 - Cautiously optimistic" (set 15 days ago)
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
1,113 posts, read 566,966 times
Reputation: 164
Rich Lee has a spectacular aura aboutRich Lee has a spectacular aura aboutRich Lee has a spectacular aura aboutRich Lee has a spectacular aura about
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Lee View Post
According to MSN Money, residents of Connecticut pay the largest percentage of income in taxes at 38.3 percent.
Oops...here's the link: The best and worst states for taxes - MSN Money

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It's free and quick.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Reply


« housing market in Mansfield/Storrs | Possibly moving... »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Similar Threads

Forum Jump

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Connecticut

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:14 AM.

Copyright © 2005-2008, Advameg, Inc.

City-Data.com - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - Top