Okay, good point. But these brackets are also a bit misleading, since in the ITEP data they are relative to each state. The lowest bracket in the ITEP data for

Okay, good point. But these brackets are also a bit misleading, since in the ITEP data they are relative to each state. The lowest bracket in the ITEP data for California tops out at $23k, but it's only ~$20k for Texas. Meanwhile, the middle bracket in California tops out at $62k, while Texas it's only $58k. So again, the sales tax could be the exact same in both states, but it would show up as larger percentage of budget because people in Texas are poorer on average.