Soda and twinkies don’t help the people, they’re luxuries. Hotdogs aren’t great but I’m not mad about 10 dogs for $1. It’s hard for some people, man.Agreed.
However, I also think there should be more rigid restrictions on what can be purchased with an EBT card. Suffice it to say soda and Twinkies are the tip of the iceberg of food items that I believe should only be purchased with cash, credit, or debit.
I can agree with you there! 😉Well I am overjoyed for you Hans. I stayed here in Iowa because the UMinnesota phuquin’ Rodents re present that state.
Food like that is not taxed.My only hard stance on lowering taxes is that food that isn’t prepared for you should not be taxed. I think nutritious food for the people is a national security thing. Don’t tax the groceries, tax the luxuries.
Soda and twinkies don’t help the people, they’re luxuries. Hotdogs aren’t great but I’m not mad about 10 dogs for $1. It’s hard for some people, man.
If Iowa had jobs and decent entertainment options, a lot of folks might overlook the cold. But as it currently has neither (and likely won’t for the foreseeable future), Iowa will continue to stagnate.Because it’s cold and there’s a whole lot of nothing there.
Those are Oscar MayerDo you know where I can get some of them hotdogs for a dime?
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It is the 8th most taxed state.Illinois is not a high tax state.
Chicago and the 4 counties around Chicago greatly sewer the Illinois numbers, but it has always been that way. My dad used to complain about this when I was growing up….and he’d be 105 if alive today. Get away from Chicago, and you have Iowa and Mizzery…..Chicago makes Illinois unique.It is the 8th most taxed state.
I think Iowa is still running a nice surplus without covid funds and more projected tax cuts. Unlike other states they haven't blown thru the lottery and sports gambling/casino $$ with smart spending.What did I aay
? What did I say? Iowa was rated 26th in the nation as far as taxation was concerned. High in income but lower than most in other taxable areas (sales, property, local). Back in my working days, my state tax was 3-4% of our gross, regardless of our income..my local taxes just shy of 1%…Fed taxes ran about 10-11%…I just never thought I was being taxed unfairly by either Feds or State.
It will be interesting to see where Iowa rests in 2-3 years from now. Some taxes are gonna have to increase…unless there is a large cut in some state services.
I would like to see drug screen requirements for EBT cards before restrictions on what you can buy. Both are absolutely 100% needed though.Agreed.
However, I also think there should be more rigid restrictions on what can be purchased with an EBT card. Suffice it to say soda and Twinkies are the tip of the iceberg of food items that I believe should only be purchased with cash, credit, or debit.
Weather doesn't seem to be a large driver of demographic changes per the article. It's cold 3 months of the year, which when you consider that areas of growth are intolerably hot for 3, or more, months per year, why aren't people flocking to the low tax haven that is Iowa? It's rather provincial to say there is nothing here. We've got stuff to do, and it's a short trip to states with more stuff to do.Because it’s cold and there’s a whole lot of nothing there.
Not forever. In a couple of years, Iowa has some hard choices to make. And the choices involve “Maintaining” or “cutting” services……growth is not a consideration.Iowa has to continue to invest In itself and its infrastructure to maintain its current standing.I think Iowa is still running a nice surplus without covid funds and more projected tax cuts. Unlike other states they haven't blown thru the lottery and sports gambling/casino $$ with smart spending.
The increase in the ability to work remotely has played a part as well.People move for jobs, housing, and weather in no particular order. Nobody's sitting around doing the math on what their state tax return will look like before making that decision
I wonder why. 🤔
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Population map reveals states growing, shrinking the quickest
A demography expert said the numbers are "most interesting" and most likely due to domestic migration.www.newsweek.com
Holy crap! When did people start moving to Florida?!?!
This is concerning. We have been barely growing only from 7 to 22 million people last 50 years.
Depends on who they lost. If they lost folks that actually pay taxes upper middle income on up it'll have an effect on the state budget.Wow, California lost 75k people...that's almost .002% of their population.
Bro, nobody is trying to move to Iowa.Weather doesn't seem to be a large driver of demographic changes per the article. It's cold 3 months of the year, which when you consider that areas of growth are intolerably hot for 3, or more, months per year, why aren't people flocking to the low tax haven that is Iowa? It's rather provincial to say there is nothing here. We've got stuff to do, and it's a short trip to states with more stuff to do.
Wow, California lost 75k people...that's almost .002% of their population.
I didn't know if perhaps I missed something, but it did appear this was based on raw numbers, not on percentages.
10k growth says Whaaaaat....Bro, nobody is trying to move to Iowa.
Iowa on the other hand has grown by a robust 328k folks in this same time period! Eat your hearts out, Florida!Holy crap! When did people start moving to Florida?!?!
This is concerning. We have been barely growing only from 7 to 22 million people last 50 years.
It is in some states
It’s terrible. Taxes on groceries are incredibly regressive. They should be banned everywhere.I didn't know how common this still was. Looks like the states that still tax groceries are ones dominated by "low tax" Republicans.
Virginia
Mississippi
Utah
Tennessee
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Idaho
Hawaii
Alabama
Must be a lot of Illinois and Minnesota people trying to escape high taxes and/or brutally cold weather.10k growth says Whaaaaat....
If you don’t think weather is a driver in northern to southern migration, we can agree to disagree. The weather in the Midwest is intolerable for huge portions of people and it was the primary driver for me to leave Iowa.Weather doesn't seem to be a large driver of demographic changes per the article. It's cold 3 months of the year, which when you consider that areas of growth are intolerably hot for 3, or more, months per year, why aren't people flocking to the low tax haven that is Iowa? It's rather provincial to say there is nothing here. We've got stuff to do, and it's a short trip to states with more stuff to do.
Doesn’t Minnesota for example tax food but not clothesIt is in some states
Before you know it, they’ll start moving to Texas and North Carolina too!Holy crap! When did people start moving to Florida?!?!
This is concerning. We have been barely growing only from 7 to 22 million people last 50 years.
They’re also conveniently omitting that any “growth” is occurring in the DSM and IC metros, basically nowhere else.Must be a lot of Illinois and Minnesota people trying to escape high taxes and/or brutally cold weather.