Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because we don't have a democratic capitalist system, we have a corporatist oligopoly. The federal govt was set up to be toothless -- and consequently lacking in responsibility -- on purpose. Then it overstepped those bounds in terms of power, but never in terms of responsibility. So you have a rate of federal income tax that is double, triple, or more that of your resident state, while getting almost nothing in retu…
I can't just declare myself a resident of a state that has no income tax. That doesn't work I know many expats, my cousin and sister included, who establish residency in South Dakota for this purpose. The state only requires a one night stay and a mailing address to establish residency. Once you stay overnight you can get a driver's license which I think is good for 10 years. Many retired people who live in Mexico do…
I never looked into SD... just the other ones. (I didn't even know SD had no income tax.) That might be an option for me on my next trip.
(Course, none of the "experts" I spoke to brought this up, either. Jerks. :)