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SalamanderSleeps

(706 posts)
2. Hey Kristi?
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 01:30 AM
Dec 2023

You mean the federal funds provided by everybody else's tax dollars that prop up your state's horrible tax policy?

"In order to pay for state and local government services, South Dakota’s sales and excise taxes are 17 percent above the national average. Measured relative to personal income, South Dakota has the 14th highest sales and excise tax collections in the entire country. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), the poorest 20 percent of South Dakota households spend 8.7 percent of their income on these taxes, compared to just 1 percent of income for the state’s most affluent residents."

https://itep.org/south-dakota-is-a-low-tax-state-overall-but-not-for-families-living-in-poverty/


Vote GOP if you want to screw yourself!

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Money for advertising, but not salaries... JT45242 Dec 2023 #1
Hey Kristi? SalamanderSleeps Dec 2023 #2
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