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I had the same question. They have a small population (~20,000), and 65% of the county's income is derived from capital gains, not wages. I'd guess the county
by npt4279 13y ago
I had the same question. They have a small population (~20,000), and 65% of the county's income is derived from capital gains, not wages. I'd guess the county is an enclave that wealthy people move to after they've made their money elsewhere. Wyoming has no personal or business income tax.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/top_stories/irs-county-is-richest/article_9e74fa6f-1b54-5558-8469-72c58a39cf6f.html http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/top_stories/irs-county-is...
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-04-17-wyoming_x.htm http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-04-17-wyomin...
- rdl 13y agoI wonder what it's like to live in those counties -- do people just stay on their large standalone properties? Are there local services catering to billionaires, like in Palo Alto there are stores like Restoration Hardware catering to mere millionaires? Do the megarich actually spend appreciable amounts of times there, or is it just a "permanent residence" for people who are otherwise transient?