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Where should the socially liberal / fiscally conservative live? Washington state passing the capital gains "excise" tax recently was a real disappointment. Tex
by pton_xd 3y ago
Where should the socially liberal / fiscally conservative live? Washington state passing the capital gains "excise" tax recently was a real disappointment.
Texas sounds like a good option except for some bizarre positions like no marijuana and no abortion.
- bachmeier 3y agoKansas may be the best choice right now. In particular, Johnson County.
- cma256 3y agoDon't leave Washington... believe it or not you live in a well-managed, representative state that is both fiscally responsible and socially liberal.
- ImPostingOnHN 3y agoMany socially liberal policies, by nature of caring for people or building new things, require funds that fiscal conservatives might not like, so it depends on your balance of each.
- troyvit 3y agoCome to Colorado! Not the most fiscally conservative but we have the TABOR law which greatly limits the government's power to tax. Reason magazine said our governor, a Democrat, "might be the most libertarian governor in America".
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoUnless you are cashing long held stock in amounts > ~$300k / year in long term capital gains, you aren’t going to feel this excise tax very much (and probably not at all), since it only applies in excess > $250k. This is purely aimed at very rich techies, and they can easily avoid it by moving and then cashing out stock (it doesn’t follow you like it does in CA).