What's the sales tax in your state?

[dreamyxo]

It's 6% where I am. (MD)

[Annella]

The Sales tax here in California is close to 8%. The cost of living here is through the roof. Housing, food, utilities, etc., rises daily. Government in Washington doesn't have a corner on stupid spending decisions. California just passed the "Dream Act". This gives illegal aliens access to money for college without having to be a citizen. This is just crazy to me. Not only do rightful American college bound students have to face higher tuition costs, but they have to compete with illegal aliens for the now scarce grants and money appropriated for extended education.

Don't get me started on the fact that the Obama Administration is going on record to sue the State of Alabama for passing and enforcing their own immigration laws. Since when can't a state make their own laws to protect themselves from the threat and squatting of illegal aliens? If you want to come to this country, do it legally!!!

[patycake56]

9% here in Alabama

[woods6]

Way to much money it is based on where you live which sucks alot the richer part of the state pays less tax.

[iariah08bdebby]

Yeah I did not realize it was different in every county here in Ca.  Until I moved from bay area to tuolumne cty and tax went 8.75 to 8.25

[Annella]

Okay, my mistake....over 8%!  I'm in Tuolumne county also.

[ancmetro]

          There is no sales tax in Anchorage, AK!

[constance312003]

It is 6% in KY

[squirrelgirl44]

Every city in Colorado sets their own sales tax... In my city we are over 8%, I think it is close to 8.5%? I think the lowest is around 7%.

[alaric99x]

I just came back from living in Germany for almost 12 years.  The sales tax there is 19% and other taxes are in the same range.  Income taxes, including health insurance, are a minimum of 34% of gross income.  Keep dreaming about "free" health care because nothing is ever free, the US government will be taking that out of your pay too.

[JaiStarr]

Yeah I did not realize it was different in every county here in Ca.  Until I moved from bay area to tuolumne cty and tax went 8.75 to 8.25

Wow that's interesting. 7% in FL, wonder if its like that in different counties here...

I just came back from living in Germany for almost 12 years.  The sales tax there is 19% and other taxes are in the same range.  Income taxes, including health insurance, are a minimum of 34% of gross income.  Keep dreaming about "free" health care because nothing is ever free, the US government will be taking that out of your pay too.

Wow...never looked at it that way, definitely high. Guess everything sounds better on paper  

[wittylance]

Taxes here in Gaiesville I beileve is 6.75% which i suspect it to go up.

[tammypete]

It is 6.75% here in N.C.

[pkrahmer]

MA it is 6.25. We are actually having a tax free weekend on the 13th and 14th. I think it's time for me to replace my dish waher and frig since they are over 25 years old!

[tigerlilly01]

In Oho it is 7% but we have 0% on food which is great.  I am on the border of WV and do most of my shopping there since most of the stores are much closer and the sales tax there is 6% and they are working on eliminating the sales tax on food there as well.... right now I think it is 3%.