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ProfCatWhisperer t1_iydm75c wrote

Reply to comment by jamaicanmecray-z in Moved over the summer, have been paying taxes in a state I no longer live by thattaurusbitch

So, in your opinion, is it better to not pay state income tax or state sales tax? Considering a move to Portland or Vancouver in a year and looking at the financials of it.

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Rave-Unicorn-Votive t1_iydpw24 wrote

> Considering a move to Portland or Vancouver in a year and looking at the financials of it.

Not the person you asked but as a renter considering both those cities, I found the pre-tax COL more or less equal and the dollar amount of taxable purchases I'd have to make in OR to offset the lack of income tax in WA was way more than I spend in a year. Not just an average year but basically any year I don't buy a tricked-out laptop or a full room of furnishings.

Groceries (most of them) aren't taxed in WA and there are two sizable shopping centers just across the river in PDX. WA resident who shop there are supposed to report and pay use tax.

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jamaicanmecray-z t1_iydyjra wrote

I definitely prefer not paying income tax. I don't buy all that much that's expensive (besides food, not taxed but hella expensive), so I haven't mapped it out but I'm pretty sure we're coming out way ahead

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