the lies of David W, Corn

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125. many people are surviving in those metro areas

on much lower incomes.

For example, the poverty rate in Washington DC is over 20%. This in spite of it's high median income. Many more people are perhaps near poverty. Most of those people survive, at least for a while.

Deducting state income taxes happens to be a huge benefit to the rich.

In 2009, 7024 filers with AGI greater than $10,000,000 deducted their state income taxes. Their total deductions were $15.4 billion for an average deduction of $2.19 million.

As for red states with low tax rates. Well, you might check this out http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/159

In California, the top 1% pays 9.8% in state taxes. The federal deduction saves them 2.3% making their total effective tax rate 7.4%. Compare that to a red state like Louisiana where Bobby Jindal brags about his tax cuts (to the rich). In Louisiana, the poorest 20% pay a tax rate of 10.4%. In Alabama, the poorest 20% pay a tax rate of 10.2%. In Utah, the poorest 20% pay 9.3%.

Yeah, those low tax red states.