"Money". Is it Worth it?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Well, I think state income tax rates do vary by where you live.

Not within the state, right?

Edit to clarify:
Where I live you can make $X by working for a local company. In a city 90 miles away you can make $X + $N. In a city about twice that distance away you can make $X + $N + $M. There are a lot of variables wrapped up in that, but it's generally true nonetheless.

There's not really much ability to make more than that and keep the same general duties.

There are also huge differences in population, which effects supply and demand in everything from labor to commodities to services. (It probably makes sense to go by county for this.)

I think if you take it all the way down to the city level, you end up with a system whereby you just pay one income tax and let each level above it in the chain tax the preceding level. So, city taxes you, county taxes city, state taxes county and federal taxes state.

I'm really just talking out of my ass here. I haven't fully developed this idea, obviously.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

Not within the state, right?

There are usually local taxes as well, so the sum of federal, state, and local taxes varies by location.