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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

How tax-friendly is your state?

It's not often that we can say Delaware isn't #1. It is the "First State" after all.

In terms of ranking as the most tax friendly, we will have to settle for being in the top 3.

The Tax Foundation has conducted a study that estimated the average taxpayer's total state and local tax burden for 2006.

"Tax burden" would include state and local income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, luxury taxes and fuel taxes, among others. It also factors in the portion of business taxes passed along to state residents through higher prices, lower wages or lower profits.

Here's a link to a chart that shows the Tax Burden as Percentage of Income ranked from least to most tax friendly:
How tax-friendly is your state?

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The corporate toll on the Internet

Capitalism is a carnivore and it looks like AT&T wants to become a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

This interesting article on the net neutrality debate was found at the Business & Technology section of Salon.com.

The corporate toll on the Internet

What does the prospect of a two-tiered Internet mean for your business?

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