> New York and California have comparatively high tax rates, enormous housing costs and expensive wages. They seem to be doing just fine. Also see Germany, Aust

> New York and California have comparatively high tax rates, enormous housing costs and expensive wages. They seem to be doing just fine. Also see Germany, Austria, Switzerland and all of the Scandinavian countries. These places all have other things going for them, though. Why don't you move to a small town in Nebraska and pay all the Federal and State taxes as well as a 20% income tax, 10% property tax, 20% sales tax, etc. Oh, because you want something for your tax money? Hmmmm.