A leading consumer says the Pine Tree State has one of the highest tax burdens in the country.
WalletHub compared property taxes, income taxes, sales and excise taxes, basing the state’s total tax burden on the percentage of the average resident’s income.
Maine places fifth from the top in living expenses, according to Newsweek reporter Hugh Cameron.
Hawaii topped the rankings, with residents paying 13.3 percent of their income to local and state governments.
New York followed at 12.4 percent, with Vermont (11.1 percent), New Mexico (10.8 percent) and Maine (10 percent) rounding out the top five.
Alaska has the lowest taxes of any state, coming in at 4.9 percent.
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Nice job Democrat politicians and Democrat voters!
This is ALL on you.
Maine the way life should not be. Thanks dis gusta.