Best & Worst States To Be A Taxpayer

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Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Or are they simply bitching because someone gets something that they don't? I think people should be pushing harder to accrue similar benefits to what others have, rather than tear others down...

The problem is the dynamic in play in many cities and states, whereby politicians obligate future politicians/generations to pay outsize pensions while thereby keeping present-day wages/salaries low in an effort to keep their budgets in balance. They get to look like effective budget managers (in the short term) while hobbling future leaders/taxpayers.