Re:3.4 Million Americans are Extreme Commuters (2005)
by jbooth on Tuesday April 06, 2010 @04:41PM
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Quadruple?? If you're talking a state boundary, I think you're probably missing something. Some states have higher income tax, some have higher real estate tax (which you pay for indirectly via rent).
Quadruple your cost of living, I could believe.
EDIT: Additionally, somewhere around 80% of the taxes that you do pay go to the federal gov't -- so it'd be really, really hard for a change in state to quadruple your tax burden.
Re:3.4 Million Americans are Extreme Commuters (2005)
by thirdstation on Tuesday April 06, 2010 @05:05PM
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Hyberbole retracted after a little research. I was speaking of property taxes specifically. It's possible to quadruple my property taxes by moving to the same state in which I work. That would put me about an hour from my office and is the most expensive area in the state. Being within 30 min of my office would be 1.5 - 2 times more expensive property tax wise.
There's also the question of working spouses and kids.
If it were for a boffo CEO position I'd consider moving but, to be just another seat warmer, not so much.
(disclaimer: I really like my job which is why I drive 2 hours each way. If I can work out moving closer that would be beneficial to all involved I would. I won't get within 30 minutes though - that I already know).