[LINative]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

I was waiting for this response; I see it each time someone brings up a CT tax. As stated, snide remarks aside, people fail to realize simple addition. There’s a reason CT is ranked as the second most tax burdened state in the nation.

I get what you are saying, it is yet another tax added on to another tax added onto another tax and so on. It begins to add up.

It is also the principle of the thing. A buck fifty does not sound like much in itself and it isn't. But on a $30 gallon of paint, that is a 5% tax. Kind of excessive IMHO.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by JayCT

According to Walkethub, Connecticut is not the second most taxed in the country. It is sixth. Jay

https://wallethub.com/edu/states-wit...-burden/20494/

According to 24/7 Wall Street’s most recent study, as a percentage of income, CT residents have the second highest tax burden in the nation.

Connecticut tax burden 2nd highest in the nation, according to new report | Yankee Institute for Public Policy

[MikefromCT]

Originally Posted by Newtohartfordct

We have an annual tax free week for clothing.

And in many other states, EVERY week is tax free week for clothing — the way it should be here. This state gets enough of our money, thank you.

[MikefromCT]

Originally Posted by JayCT

According to Walkethub, Connecticut is not the second most taxed in the country. It is sixth. Jay

https://wallethub.com/edu/states-wit...-burden/20494/

Whether it’s sixth or, more likely, second in taxes, it is glaringly obvious that taxes are unjustifiably high in this state.

There are websites out there that instruct people what to do if they want to pay even more in taxes. To the usual suspects who justify every frivolous tax hike brought on in the last several years, I encourage them to visit one of the sites — you are always welcome to pay more.

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

They can call it what they want but "Taxachusetts" is a misnomer now. Those days are gone.

I don't know who did this to CT (I was away, living in MA so whatever happened, I missed it!)

It's Taxachusetts if you are paying property taxes in a million dollar suburban metro Boston home that you bought 20 years ago for $300K. In the inner suburbs with the good school systems, that's a modest 3/1 house on a small lot. Even with proposition 2 1/2, it's still a pretty big property tax bill. Most of those towns have a mill rate between $10 and $15.


If you're high income elsewhere in the state, it's middle of the pack, nationally, tax burden. The flat state income tax mandated by the state constitution has a pretty big impact on working class people where FICA/Medicare and State are the big hits on the weekly paycheck. Compared to states with graduated income taxes, the high income people aren't hit very hard. The crossover of Mass vs Conn filing single is about $140K.


I noticed Depends aren't taxed in CT. A 26 pack is a tax-free $16-something at Walmart. Mom has dementia, if you're wondering how I know that. Myself, I try to make it to the toilet most of the time.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

According to 24/7 Wall Street’s most recent study, as a percentage of income, CT residents have the second highest tax burden in the nation.

Connecticut tax burden 2nd highest in the nation, according to new report | Yankee Institute for Public Policy

Kipplinger’s ranks Connecticut No. 9. It seems like it is a matter of surmantics. Either way, Like most other northeastern states, we have a very high tax burden. Jay

https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/...-us/index.html

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by LINative

I get what you are saying, it is yet another tax added on to another tax added onto another tax and so on. It begins to add up.

It is also the principle of the thing. A buck fifty does not sound like much in itself and it isn't. But on a $30 gallon of paint, that is a 5% tax. Kind of excessive IMHO.

If someones budget can't absorb $1.50 tax on paint, they shouldn't be buying paint and they have bigger issues to worry about than painting.


There's also the option of driving to one of the border states to save $1.50 on paint.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

If someones budget can't absorb $1.50 tax on paint, they shouldn't be buying paint and they have bigger issues to worry about than painting.


There's also the option of driving to one of the border states to save $1.50 on paint.

...meanwhile we continue to ignore the bigger picture.

[LINative]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

If someones budget can't absorb $1.50 tax on paint, they shouldn't be buying paint and they have bigger issues to worry about than painting.


There's also the option of driving to one of the border states to save $1.50 on paint.

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

...meanwhile we continue to ignore the bigger picture.

Kid is right. The point is that its not just this one tax. If Connecticut was a low tax state, then this paint fee would not matter so much, especially since this is supposedly being done for environmental reasons, supposedly anyway. But that is not the case. Connecticut and most of the Northeast in fact, are high tax states and increasingly uncompetitive compared to other areas.

Anyway Mr. G. you raise a good point. I do not think that the majority of homeowners are going to travel out of their way to save a few dollars on paint. Unless they live on the border. But painters, builders and contractors might need to buy large amounts of paint. So instead of going to the Home Depot in Danbury, they might travel to the Home Depot a few minutes away in Brewster, NY. Or instead of the Home Depot in Enfield, they might go to one of the several in the Springfield, Massachusetts area.

And while at these out of state Home Depots and Lowes, the home builders or contractors may also buy other supplies they need, everything from brushes to lumber to expensive power tools. And if that happens Connecticut will lose revenue in lost sales tax. All because of a $1.50 conservation fee on a gallon of paint.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by LINative

Kid is right. The point is that its not just this one tax. If Connecticut was a low tax state, then this paint fee would not matter so much, especially since this is supposedly being done for environmental reasons, supposedly anyway. But that is not the case. Connecticut and most of the Northeast in fact, are high tax states and increasingly uncompetitive compared to other areas.

Anyway Mr. G. you raise a good point. I do not think that the majority of homeowners are going to travel out of their way to save a few dollars on paint. Unless they live on the border. But painters, builders and contractors might need to buy large amounts of paint. So instead of going to the Home Depot in Danbury, they might travel to the Home Depot a few minutes away in Brewster, NY. Or instead of the Home Depot in Enfield, they might go to one of the several in the Springfield, Massachusetts area.

And while at these out of state Home Depots and Lowes, the home builders or contractors may also buy other supplies they need, everything from brushes to lumber to expensive power tools. And if that happens Connecticut will lose revenue in lost sales tax. All because of a $1.50 conservation fee on a gallon of paint.

Even in border towns it is highly unlikely or minimal at best. Remember time is money and few if any builders is going to waste their time and gas money to save a few pennies. Even a few dollars if that. Jay