GR00T: Aren't there a few states with no sales tax, like Oregon?
zeogold: Yup.
Buncha cheaters.
To be fair, our property tax rate is higher (though bound by similar though distinct laws from increasing y-o-y), and our 9% income tax rate kicks in at a much, much lower $$ amount.
There's been talk for decades about retooling the whole thing and bringing in a sales tax, but it's hard for any politician to accrue the political capital to do it. There was talk Kitzhaber was on the cusp of pulling off reform in his 4th term before his romantic life and related ethical questions did him in.
Washington, by comparison, has a moderately high sales tax, I believe slightly higher property tax, but no income tax.
moderately high by U.S. standards, that is.
Do agree that the U.S. is a mess in terms of its layers of taxation that makes business (or even relocating as an individual) challenging, even if the overall tax burden is lower than Europe.