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Re:The great American tax haven: why the super-rich love Sou... by tomatotomato37 on Friday November 15, 2019 @10:41AM (#21545708)
Interesting fact: Despite having one of the lowest tax rates in the nation, South Dakota ranks in the top 5 for fiscal stability and lowest state debt, and also maintains an average to above average ranking for public services such as infrastructure and education.
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Re:The great American tax haven: why the super-rich love Sou... by undersuit on Saturday November 16, 2019 @12:02AM (#21551105)
Sources, sources, and sources. SD is top 5 in the short-term fiscal stability[1]. SD may be top 5 in lowest state debt but they are 16th in per capita debt[2](that's below average). Hey I guess you're right about the public services, a local news paper reports they are also "above average"[3].

[1] https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/fiscal-stab...

[2] https://ballotpedia.org/South_Dakota_state_budget_and_financ...

[3] https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/south-dakota-ranks-t...

I don't know maybe I'm just commenting because all these numbers are actually meaningless to the conversation.

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