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...ninth highest in the nation. In contrast, the softest tax bite in the country falls on 10 counties in Louisiana, according to a study of new Census Bureau data for 2006-2008 conducted by the Tax Foundation. Homeowners in Vernon Parish,...

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...the FBI, U.S. Department of Education, Moody's Economy.com, Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Pacific Research Institute, the Tax Foundation and Sperling's Best Places. One Utah quibble with the rankings could involve the...

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...Bureau and state revenue departments. California had the highest state sales tax rate, at 8.25 percent, and the second-highest combined rate, at 9.06 percent, according to the Tax Foundation's ranking. Tennessee had the highest combined...

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...of New York, we lead the nation in individual income taxes at $2,000 per capita. Census Bureau and Tax Foundation studies reach similar conclusions. Yet, because labor unions detest the thought of a cut in the personal-income tax,...

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...do you get what you pay for? " With a median bill of $8,492, Hunterdon County homeowners pay the third-highest property taxes in the country and 4.5 times the national average, the Tax Foundation said. The organization looked at data for...

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...U.S. Census Bureau's, which counts taxes paid by non-residents in the taxing state. The Tax Foundation, however, includes those taxes in the taxpayers' state. Non-residents include tourists, commuters, businesses and non-resident property...

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...residents. The nation's most populous state ranks fifth in terms of total personal taxes paid, according to the Tax Foundation, which uses a complex formula that makes allowances for such things as sales taxes paid by tourists. The U.S....

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...Nevada, California and Florida. The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan research group in Washington, D.C., used the Census data to rank top states and counties according to highest and lowest property taxes. Economy and Business Politics...

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The Tax Foundation s rankings are based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Council on State Taxation, the Travel Industry Association and the U.S. Department of Energy, among other sources. Its...

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