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When regressive taxation challenges personal residence choices

I live in a state with no income tax but high sales tax, which means poor people pay a higher percentage of their income than rich people, and I can't decide if I should move.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Awareness of systemic unfairness in one's immediate environment forces decisions between personal convenience and ethical consistency.

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