Most Massachusetts residents probably have no idea to what extent the state and local governments are taking their money in the form of taxes. If it seems sometimes as though you are being taxed to oblivion, you are. You really are.
Residents of nine states currently have no income tax. Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming do not have a state-level income tax, and they manage to survive.
Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon have no state-level sales tax. They are able to keep the lights on.
How Massachusetts’ Taxes Add Up
Massachusetts charges both a state-level income and sales tax…