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Hawaii Worst Taxpayer ROI in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 3058 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

2020’s States with the Best & Worst Taxpayer ROI

From Wallet Hub,  Jul 8, 2020

Tax Day can be a painful reminder of how much we have to invest in federal, state and local governments, though many of us are unaware of exactly what they give us in return. As a result, this creates a disconnect in the minds of taxpayers between the amount of money we should fork over in April – or July, as is the case this year due to COVID-19 – and how much we deserve in return.

Perhaps that’s why, according to WalletHub’s Taxpayer Survey, 60 percent of U.S. adults feel they pay too much in taxes and why 88 percent don’t think that the government uses tax revenue wisely.

Taxpayer return on investment, or ROI, varies based where one lives. Federal income-tax rates are uniform across the nation, yet some states receive far more federal funding than others. Different states have also received vastly different amounts of COVID-19 aid this year.

Federal taxes and support are only part of the story, though. Different states have dramatically different tax burdens. This begs the question of whether people in high-tax states receive superior government services. Likewise, are low-tax states more efficient or do they receive low-quality services? In short, where do taxpayers get the most and least bang for their buck?

WalletHub aimed to answer that question by contrasting state and local tax collections with the quality of the services residents receive in each of the 50 states within five categories: Education, Health, Safety, Economy, and Infrastructure & Pollution. Their data set includes a total of 31 key metrics….

read … 2020’s States with the Best & Worst Taxpayer ROI

‘Taxpayer ROI’ Rank (1=Best) 50
State Hawaii
‘Total Taxes Paid per Capita’ Rank* 49
‘Overall Government Services’ Rank 28
Best Roads and Bridges 46
Best Hospital System 45
Lowest % of Residents in Poverty 3

 

Overall Gov’t. Services Rank (1=Best) 28
State Hawaii
Total Score 50.03
‘Education’ Rank 35
‘Health’ Rank 13
‘Safety’ Rank 22
‘Economy’ Rank 17
‘Infrastructure & Pollution’ Rank 38

 

 

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