It is likely that the absolute amount of taxes that people pay in Texas is less, though. As of 2021, 4123 USD per person versus 6029 USD per person in Californi

It is likely that the absolute amount of taxes that people pay in Texas is less, though. As of 2021, 4123 USD per person versus 6029 USD per person in California: https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/california-residents-pay-6-029-per-capita-in-key-state-tax-levies-study-finds/article_e50483d6-4a4d-11eb-bfd8-032368ea49c2.html https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/california-reside... I worry that the ITEP study (https://itep.org/whopays/ https://itep.org/whopays/) is basically misleading because (a) it tries to present the welfare of people as depending on taxation rather than the overall cost of living and (b) it uses percentage of income rather than the absolute amount of taxation to effectively argue that people who pay more taxes -- while not necessarily receiving more from the state -- are somehow paying less.