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Most people don't live in tax-free states.

Many people actually have local taxes (property taxes, city sewer fees, etc, etc) to deal with, also.

There's also social security/FICA.

When you factor all this in, staying the typical six figure earning is paying 35%+ "in taxes" is not unrealistic.



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