Some on the right like to claim that the poor do not pay taxes. A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows why this is a myth. ITEP looked all the taxes that people in states pay — income, property, sales, and other forms — and found that almost every state asks poor and middle income families to pay more of their income in taxes than the very rich.
Here’s a chart of the top 10 worst states. Note that in Washington State, the poor actually pay six times as much of their incomes in taxes as the top 1 percent :
Among the states studied, Oregon and Vermont were deemed to have the most progressive tax systems.
Nate says:
Washington State is the worst because they don’t have a state income tax. Since they rely on sales tax instead of income tax it makes sense that the poorest people would pay a higher percentage of their income. I would like to see a breakdown comparison of each state when it comes to their tax rates on business, income, and sales taxes to see the correlation between this study and those points.
Jack says:
Your headline is false.
randee says:
click the link to the study……don’t be so obtuse.
Brian says:
Jack, you effin moron, you cant just say: ‘your headline is wrong’ without showing evidence to show it. What a douche
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