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Originally Posted by noclue
Ehh WA state has a similar tax system and it’s not all destitute aside from the hick towns across the cascade mountains
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I'm not fan of Washington's tax structure, but it's definitely more equitable than Texas, there is a reason many tech companies had fled there in the 2000s.
They're able to make it work because they have some of the highest taxes on gas, excise taxes on services, highest liquor taxes in the nation, high sales tax, capital gains taxes, B&O taxes (big revenue source), etc.
Two completely different tax structures between the two states, they are not similar whatsoever outside of the lack of basic income tax.