Texas is America Inc's new centre of gravity

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC

Synthetic7346 wrote: post #9

anon291 wrote: post #7

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people move to Texas thinking it has low taxes. It doesn't. Washington state has a much lower tax burden. For a normal earner, California has a lower tax burden than Texas. It is surprisingly insanely high tax. Of course California also has a much larger safety net than Texas. So for most working people it's a no brainer as to which state is better

As someone who lives in California and pays state taxes, how would Texas have a higher tax burden if it doesn't charge state tax?

Post by SOLAR_FIELDS » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC

piperswe wrote: post #12

Synthetic7346 wrote: post #9

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As someone who lives in California and pays state taxes, how would Texas have a higher tax burden if it doesn't charge state tax?

Texas charges quite high property taxes compared to many other states

Post by Rebelgecko » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC

SOLAR_FIELDS wrote: post #13

piperswe wrote: post #12

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Texas charges quite high property taxes compared to many other states

True, but in my experience grandparent is a bit full of it. Yes property taxes are higher, but what op leaves out is that the values of homes are like for like 2-3x more expensive in California. So in the end I would probably pay around the same tax for a like for like home in California as Texas, simply because of the value of the home. Then we must consider the state income tax of California, which is a nonzero dif…

Post by laughing_man » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC

Rover222 wrote: post #6

California is an incredible example of how to drop the ball when running a powerful state. Texas is of course on the other end of the spectrum in terms of regulation and being business-friendly. Something more in the middle of the two is obviously ideal.

Post by frollogaston » Sat, Jun 06, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC

bmitc wrote: post #10

anon291 wrote: post #7

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people move to Texas thinking it has low taxes. It doesn't. Washington state has a much lower tax burden. For a normal earner, California has a lower tax burden than Texas. It is surprisingly insanely high tax. Of course California also has a much larger safety net than Texas. So for most working people it's a no brainer as to which state is better

What is high tax in Texas, much less insanely high? There is no income tax. Property taxes are okay-ish. It has a standard sales tax. > Of course California also has a much larger safety net than Texas. California alone accounts for a third of the homeless population in the U.S.