Big surprise there. A recent study has NYC #1 with $9.02 in local taxes taken out for every $100 of taxable resources. Thats 47% higher than the national average of $6.16. For comparison Philly is #2 ($7.16) followed by LA with $6.88.

I had a feeling...makes perfect sense.

2/23/2007 1:01:55 PM

I bet your wallet feels like it's crying, eh?

2/23/2007 1:08:28 PM

thanks for the update

2/23/2007 1:11:32 PM

^^it does, b/c my puppy chewed it all up last night

2/23/2007 1:12:12 PM

Well damn, you may as well take it out into a field and shoot it.

The wallet, that is. The puppy gets a spanking.

2/23/2007 1:15:46 PM

no way that is $9.02

that has to be 9.02 cents

2/23/2007 1:40:20 PM

No its dollars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/nyregion/22taxes.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fI%2fIndependent%20Budget%20Office&oref=slogin

2/23/2007 1:53:45 PM

what is Cary? $1.04?

2/23/2007 1:54:06 PM

so $9/$100 is combined income, sales, property tax, etc.?

2/23/2007 3:42:09 PM

thats just income.

2/23/2007 5:34:49 PM

Well, it's either that, or NYC returns to the shit hole it used to be 20 years ago.

2/23/2007 5:55:05 PM

did I make this up, or isn't there no sales tax on some stuff there? I remember buying clothes when I was there a few years ago and there wasn't any tax added to it.

2/23/2007 7:15:43 PM

im moving to NYC in the summer and my justification is that NYC is well over 47% cooler than everywhere else in the USA.

2/23/2007 10:32:04 PM

^good call, haha.

^^there is no sales tax on most food items, but not at restaurants. There is no sales tax on clothing items up to $110 for each item. I'm not sure about anything else. Oh, and most of these tax policies are the same in NJ.

2/26/2007 1:09:18 PM

lord knows they tax the hell out of their hotels.

2/26/2007 1:10:25 PM

We have the sunshine tax I am told. as well as sunshine prices. Our gas is higher than LA

2/26/2007 1:16:29 PM

??

2/26/2007 1:19:35 PM

yeah, i hate paying sales tax on clothes in NC

2/26/2007 1:38:27 PM

Look at me! I live in New York!

2/26/2007 2:27:47 PM