Taxation without representation

Those are the consequences of choosing to live and work in separate states. You CAN change it, by working and living in the same state. (I am the reverse, live in NJ and work in NYC, so I do see where you are coming from.) It does make sense to me that you pay income tax to the place where you earn the income, though - just like if you go shop in another state you pay sales tax to that state. You don't get a say in the amount of tax you pay there, either.

I am no fan of Christie, but I question your characterization of NJ as one of the most corrupt states, considering the Center for Public Integrity conducted a 50-state survey of state corruption, and NJ came out at the top of the pack for least corrupt. Grading the nation: How accountable is your state? | The Center for Public Integrity

 

Same deal here. Lots of WI residents work in IL. I read somewhere that Aabott Labs in Lake Co. IL is Kenosha Co WI's largest employer. Corrupt states? IL 2 last governors are in prison and that place is run by a bunch of morons. Worst credit rating of all 50 states. What a joke that place is.

 

It really is an ironic shame how often this happens in this country. Between those who work in different states from which they are resident to those who reside in the national capital. Also it should be noted that many US Citizens who reside in the colonies/territories also have this situation. In Puerto Rico for example (soon to become a state though last I heard) there is no federal income tax paid there, however Puerto Ricans do indeed pay into the Social Security and Medicare systems, in addition to other federal programs that they may not necessarily be able to utilise and yet have no voting power in Congress or right to vote for President of the United States. One can only hope that this changes in the future for all those who are affected by this sort of thing. For being a country founded because of this sort of thing, its plain awful to have it happen today.

 

Lol, taxation.

I guess it makes sense that you are taxed in the state that you live in. The whole point of taxation is to fund the public goods which you consume. It is therefore more likely that you will consume such services in the state where you live than where you work. Alternatively, taxes can be viewed as a means of improving welfare. The level of tax you pay is indicative of the level of welfare the state government wishes to bestow on the states residence. Your home would probably contribute to what we define as 'welfare' than where you work. Therefore ti only seems right that you contribute to welfare through taxation.

I find American corruption very odd. Corruption in America seems to come through donations for policies rather than the traditional form of bribes and extortion. Some argue that this form is less costly because it doesn't distort economic activity par se. But in my opinion, it is probably much worse. The fact that people can undermine the authority of voters by donations in the worlds most powerful country is just ridiculous. There have been a number of cases where environmental roadblocks have been lifted by presidents who have just happened to have been given large campaign donations to companies which were being threatened by these very blocks....

This type of corruption undermines voters authority and so to be honest, your vote, and everybody else's, is unlikely to make much change, especially in a two party system where there is little alternative anyway....