“WalletHub found the opposite trend in the average real state and local tax burden. The numbers, which are estimated by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, show that as income goes up, state and local tax burden goes down.”
October 5, 2015
Big Island Now: Hawai’i Tax System Ranks as One of the Worst
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