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In almost every part of the US and almost every situation, the taxes you pay are based on the place you live, not where you work. For most cities, commuters who

In almost every part of the US and almost every situation, the taxes you pay are based on the place you live, not where you work. For most cities, commuters who drive into the city just to work and then drive out are a terrible liability, because they wear out the roads driving in and out every day, then pay their property taxes (which is typically the large majority of local revenue) to a different city. I believe NYC may be a partial exception to this as I know it has local income tax (which is very rare), but I'm not sure if they charge that to people who don't also live in the city. Other exceptions are some towns that have almost no residential and a lot of commercial, and collect almost all their income from sales tax. But, again, those are the few exceptions, not the norm.

bluedino 6y ago
Plenty of cities collect income tax from workers who do not reside in the city. Our is half the amount collected from city residents.
mattbuilds 6y ago
As a former NYC resident who now lives in it’s burbs, you only pay the city tax when living in the five boroughs.
dragonwriter 6y ago
> In almost every part of the US and almost every situation, the taxes you pay are based on the place you live, not where you work. Income tax is typically based on both where you live and where you work. Property tax is based on where you own property. Payroll taxes (state unemployment, etc.) is mostly based on where you work. Sales/use tax is based on where you physically shop or where you live for other shopping.
slt2021 6y ago
1. aren't highway/interstate maintenance (which are used by commuters) funded at a federal and state level? so there should be much difference. 2. property taxes go to fund schools/utilities/services - and it makes sense to send taxes to where you live, not work. I want to fund schools where my kids go to, this seems perfectly logical to me. It would be a huge waste of resources to do otherwise.
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zizee 6y ago
> commuters who drive into the city just to work and then drive out are a terrible liability, because they wear out the roads driving in and out every day Heavy trucks actually do the majority of damage to road infrastructure. From the linked article: The registration fee seems steep. However,a B-Double can cause, per kilometre travelled, 20,000 times the road wear and tear that a family car does https://theconversation.com/trucks-are-destroying-our-roads-and-not-picking-up-the-repair-cost-79670 https://theconversation.com/trucks-are-destroying-our-roads-...
RhysU 6y ago
If you live in NYC you pay their resident surtax no matter where you work. If you live in NY and work in NYC you pay NY state taxes. If you live in NJ and work in NYC you pay NY state taxes. I believe Connecticut works the same way. NY state taxation helps out NYC. NYC has a broad, implicit tax base well beyond the city borders in addition to their tax base inside them.

bluedino 6y ago

Plenty of cities collect income tax from workers who do not reside in the city. Our is half the amount collected from city residents.

mattbuilds 6y ago

As a former NYC resident who now lives in it’s burbs, you only pay the city tax when living in the five boroughs.

dragonwriter 6y ago

> In almost every part of the US and almost every situation, the taxes you pay are based on the place you live, not where you work. Income tax is typically based on both where you live and where you work. Property tax is based on where you own property. Payroll taxes (state unemployment, etc.) is mostly based on where you work. Sales/use tax is based on where you physically shop or where you live for other shopping.

slt2021 6y ago

1. aren't highway/interstate maintenance (which are used by commuters) funded at a federal and state level? so there should be much difference. 2. property taxes go to fund schools/utilities/services - and it makes sense to send taxes to where you live, not work. I want to fund schools where my kids go to, this seems perfectly logical to me. It would be a huge waste of resources to do otherwise.

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zizee 6y ago

> commuters who drive into the city just to work and then drive out are a terrible liability, because they wear out the roads driving in and out every day Heavy trucks actually do the majority of damage to road infrastructure. From the linked article: The registration fee seems steep. However,a B-Double can cause, per kilometre travelled, 20,000 times the road wear and tear that a family car does https://theconversation.com/trucks-are-destroying-our-roads-and-not-picking-up-the-repair-cost-79670 https://theconversation.com/trucks-are-destroying-our-roads-...

RhysU 6y ago

If you live in NYC you pay their resident surtax no matter where you work. If you live in NY and work in NYC you pay NY state taxes. If you live in NJ and work in NYC you pay NY state taxes. I believe Connecticut works the same way. NY state taxation helps out NYC. NYC has a broad, implicit tax base well beyond the city borders in addition to their tax base inside them.