 Time to move to Alaska! |
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 Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:39 PM
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-and-lea...tates-2012.html
No income tax or sales tax. QUOTE 1. Alaska
Alaska has no state sales tax. Average local sales tax rate: 1.77% Income tax: None Sales tax: None Property tax per capita: $1,559 Inheritance tax: None Estate tax: None Alaska gets significant income from corporate taxes, mostly from the oil-and-gas industry. The state collects high revenue per person -- $7,145 in 2009, according to the Tax Foundation -- without collecting income, state sales tax or inheritance tax. Its local sales tax rate is 1.77 percent. Local investors don't pay state tax on capital gains because there is no income tax. However, at $1,559 per person, property taxes are relatively high. |
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Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:47 PM
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September Call Up Group: Members Posts: 1,108 Joined: July 6, 2005 From: Granger, Indiana Member No.: 2,544 |
You really get what you pay for, though.
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Apr 7, 2012 -> 05:41 PM
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Soxtalk Group Thinker Group: Admin Posts: 103,901 Joined: March 26, 2003 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 298 |
They also get a dividend check back from the energy industry annually.
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Apr 7, 2012 -> 05:52 PM
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Minor League Manager Group: Members Posts: 19,937 Joined: July 11, 2006 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 4,012 |
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 05:41 PM)  They also get a dividend check back from the energy industry annually. Yeah, in the neighborhood of $1200 or so if I'm not mistaken. |
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Apr 9, 2012 -> 06:24 AM
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Starter Group: Members Posts: 3,275 Joined: May 25, 2011 From: Indiana Member No.: 8,330 |
I'd move to Alaska for the right opportunity. Cold/snow don't bother me tremendously, and I love the thought of never having to stay up past 10pm to watch Sox games!
It would have to be Anchorage, though. I still need to have some sort of city nearby. |
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Apr 9, 2012 -> 06:28 AM
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Achieving Multiple Sarcasms Group: Global Moderator Posts: 46,396 Joined: May 13, 2003 From: Lost between two shores . . . Member No.: 438 |
It's #1 with unemployed alcoholics. Not hating on the state, Alaska in summer is about as close to perfect as I can think of. But it is a tough life in some respects.
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Apr 9, 2012 -> 06:49 AM
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All-Star Group: Members Posts: 4,136 Joined: February 10, 2004 From: Joliet, IL Member No.: 1,371 |
The cost of living is very high. I was stationed there when I was in the Coast Guard. We got a nice cost of living allowance because of the high prices for groceries, gas, etc.
That being said, I'd go back in a heartbeat. It's an outdoors lover's dream. |
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Apr 9, 2012 -> 10:34 AM
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Dr. of Love Group: Members Posts: 16,442 Joined: March 31, 2003 From: Florida Member No.: 303 |
I would love to spend a significant amout of time in Alaska, but my wife who is literally allergic to cold (no bull — her body generates an inflammatory response similar to an immune response with prolonged exposure to cold air or water) would never go for it.
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Apr 9, 2012 -> 11:10 PM
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#SWAG Group: Global Moderator Posts: 24,696 Joined: March 27, 2003 From: Chicago Member No.: 301 |
My Godfather lives in Alaska and I'd move there on the drop of a dime if I could. I really am not a fan of big cities, and having infinite fishing and hunting possibilities would be a dream come true. I was there in April, which is a cruddy time of the year, and I still fell in love with that state.
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Apr 23, 2012 -> 10:50 AM
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Starter Group: Members Posts: 3,275 Joined: May 25, 2011 From: Indiana Member No.: 8,330 |
Some people out East might wish they were in Alaska today. Forecast highs:
Buffalo 34º Pittsburgh 37º Anchorage 53º |
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Apr 23, 2012 -> 12:56 PM
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Achieving Multiple Sarcasms Group: Global Moderator Posts: 46,396 Joined: May 13, 2003 From: Lost between two shores . . . Member No.: 438 |
QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 9, 2012 -> 11:34 AM) I would love to spend a significant amout of time in Alaska, but my wife who is literally allergic to cold (no bull — her body generates an inflammatory response similar to an immune response with prolonged exposure to cold air or water) would never go for it. My ex was the opposite, she could not handle the heat. Best thing I ever did was moving to South Texas (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lolhitting.gif) |
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