Taxes Wealth killer?

Today's debate is wether taxes should be reduced for all incomes (Tea Party), raised for the middle-class & poor (Flat & Fair taxers), or raised on the top earners that have experienced the most income growth while all others have declined.
"Where taxes have hit the hardest"
https://money.cnn.com/2009/04/10/pf/taxes/state_tax_rates/index.htm
Rank State Income (per capita) State and local taxes (per capita) Rate
1 New Jersey $56,116 $6,610 11.8%
2 New York $55,032 $6,419 11.7%
3 Connecticut $63,160 $7,007 11.1%
4 Maryland $52,709 $5,669 10.8%
5 Hawaii $46,512 $4,920 10.6%
6 California $47,706 $5,028 10.5%
7 Ohio $38,925 $4,049 10.4%
8 Vermont $42,626 $4,410 10.3%
8 District of Columbia $70,730 $7,308 10.3%
9 Wisconsin $40,953 $4,194 10.2%
10 Rhode Island $44,463 $4,533 10.2%
11 Pennsylvania $43,796 $4,463 10.2%
12 Minnesota $46,106 $4,688 10.2%
13 Idaho $36,492 $3,670 10.1%
14 Arkansas $33,395 $3,351 10.0%
15 Maine $38,309 $3,835 10.0%
16 Georgia $37,850 $3,735 9.9%
17 Nebraska $40,499 $3,983 9.8%
18 Virginia $47,666 $4,669 9.8%
19 Oklahoma $38,415 $3,761 9.8%
20 North Carolina $37,508 $3,663 9.8%
21 Kansas $40,784 $3,911 9.6%
22 Utah $35,971 $3,446 9.6%
23 Massachusetts $56,661 $5,377 9.5%
24 Delaware $44,889 $4,253 9.5%
25 Kentucky $34,339 $3,243 9.4%
26 Oregon $39,444 $3,719 9.4%
27 Michigan $39,273 $3,694 9.4%
28 Indiana $37,279 $3,502 9.4%
29 West Virginia $32,145 $3,000 9.3%
30 Illinois $46,693 $4,346 9.3%
31 Iowa $38,636 $3,589 9.3%
32 Missouri $38,084 $3,508 9.2%
33 North Dakota $39,612 $3,637 9.2%
34 Colorado $48,300 $4,359 9.0%
35 Washington $48,574 $4,334 8.9%
36 Mississippi $31,836 $2,834 8.9%
37 South Carolina $35,419 $3,127 8.8%
38 Alabama $36,372 $3,144 8.6%
39 New Mexico $36,031 $3,114 8.6%
40 Montana $36,793 $3,158 8.6%
41 Arizona $38,174 $3,244 8.5%
42 Louisiana $39,116 $3,286 8.4%
43 Texas $42,796 $3,580 8.4%
44 Tennessee $38,090 $3,160 8.3%
45 South Dakota $39,103 $3,079 7.9%
46 New Hampshire $48,033 $3,642 7.6%
47 Florida $46,293 $3,441 7.4%
48 Wyoming $53,163 $3,714 7.0%
49 Nevada $49,371 $3,245 6.6%
50 Alaska $44,872 $2,871 6.4%


"States with most millionaires"
https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/113718/states-most-millionaires-cnbc
1. Maryland


Percentage of households: 7.22%
Millionaire households: 157,779
Total households: 2,186,613

Percentage in 2010: 6.79%
Millionaire households: 144,686

Percentage in 2009: 6.26%
Millionaire households: 133,299



2. Hawaii


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Percentage of households: 7.21%
Millionaire households: 33,461
Total households: 464,352

Percentage in 2010: 6.93%
Millionaire households: 30,793

Percentage in 2009: 6.41%
Millionaire households: 28,363



3. New Jersey


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Percentage of households: 7.19%
Millionaire households: 231,456
Total households: 3,220,564

Percentage in 2010: 6.69%
Millionaire households: 212,396

Percentage in 2009: 6.15%
Millionaire households: 197,694



4. Connecticut


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Percentage of households: 7.13%
Millionaire households: 98,392
Total households: 1,379,723

Percentage in 2010: 6.65%
Millionaire households: 89,647

Percentage in 2009: 6.15%
Millionaire households: 82,837



5. Massachusetts


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Percentage of households: 6.41%
Millionaire households: 162,619
Total households: 2,538,474

Percentage in 2010: 5.98%
Millionaire households: 150,884

Percentage in 2009: 5.50%
Millionaire households: 137,792



6. Alaska


Percentage of households: 6.39%
Millionaire households: 16,239
Total households: 254,103

Percentage in 2010: 5.97%
Millionaire households: 14,805

Percentage in 2009: 5.39%
Millionaire households: 13,348



7. Virginia


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Percentage of households: 6.26%
Millionaire households: 195,006
Total households: 3,113,444

Percentage in 2010: 5.94%
Millionaire households: 180,638

Percentage in 2009: 5.51%
Millionaire households: 166,596



8. New Hampshire


Percentage of households: 6.06%
Millionaire households: 31,159
Total households: 514,053

Percentage in 2010: 5.79%
Millionaire households: 29,790

Percentage in 2009: 5.34%
Millionaire households: 27,562



9. California


Percentage of households: 6.01%
Millionaire households: 750,686
Total households: 12,487,377

Percentage in 2010: 5.66%
Millionaire households: 716,316

Percentage in 2009: 5.28%
Millionaire households: 662,735



10. District of Columbia


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Percentage of households: 5.88%
Millionaire households: 15,603
Total households: 265,558

Percentage in 2010: 5.53%
Millionaire households: 14,533

Percentage in 2009: 5.00%
Millionaire households: 13,028

Also of interest.

the average rich person doesn't need 99 poor people to serve them.
if we kill the poor, the numbers will look better.

Saw "In Time" today. Kinda like that?

had to google it, sounds interesting.
no poor folks over 25 years old?
Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there\'s a catch: you\'re genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich earn decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming essentially more »

kinda like "logan's run"?

Logan's Run Updated.

cool movie.

interesting we live in the american dream.
a dream only few acheive.

Let me know if you see it!

the movie, or my first million?

Both!!!!!!!!

the movie, when we can rent it.
can we rent a million dollars somewhere