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Re:Startups Are Scooping Up Big Tech’s Cast-Off Workers by thephyber on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:49PM (#35904801)
Most likely your parent misunderstands the _marginal_ income tax rates.

That said, income tax is not the only kind of tax. In the US, federated government entities mean a mesh of taxes accumulate. Income tax + Payroll Tax + Social Security + Medicare + Property Tax + Sales Tax aggregate. CA and NY are a little higher than other competing states, but not by much.

Re:Startups Are Scooping Up Big Tech’s Cast-Off Workers by jen20 on Friday May 12, 2023 @06:32AM (#35914317)
Property tax is the one that people always forget in the US - especially when looking at places with “low” overall tax rates like Texas.
Re:Startups Are Scooping Up Big Tech’s Cast-Off Workers by busterarm on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:51PM (#35956121)
Also NYC has city tax roughly between 3% & 4%.