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WA basic sales tax is 6.5%. CA basic rate is 7.5%, with many local add-ons (making San Jose 9% and San Leandro 10%, for two Bay Area examples)
by DrScump 10y ago
WA basic sales tax is 6.5%.
CA basic rate is 7.5%, with many local add-ons (making San Jose 9% and San Leandro 10%, for two Bay Area examples)
- grzm 10y agoAre you arguing that WA doesn't have high sales taxes? Many municipalities in WA also have additional taxes as well. Seattle and Tacoma, for example, has 9.6% sales tax. Bellevue, 9.5%. Spokane, 8.7%. Vancouver, 8.4%. 'folly asked how Washington state raises revenue without income tax. 'redx00 and I answered. Do you disagree that sales (and real estate, and other taxes and fees other than income taxes) are how Washington state raises revenue?
- DrScump 10y agoThis subthread stems from the WA/CA contrast. I was just pointing out that WA's sales tax is lower than CA's, implying that WA provides comparable infrastructure with just a sales tax as CA does with high levels of both sales tax and income tax.
- grzm 10y agoIf you're going to complete the comparison, how do California services compare with Washington's?
- mtanski 10y agoEver been to a California DMV. I thought NY (NYC) was bad. California DMV takes terrible another notch.
- dmode 10y agoI believe there are a myriad of other taxation that goes on and someone just had to compare where the dollars are coming from - example cigarette taxes, alcohol taxes, property taxes, lottery etc etc