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Old 10-03-2008, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by sweeps View Post
Federal income taxes, yes. But what about state income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, taxes on utilities and communications, highway tolls, etc., etc.
True. Just our property taxes alone are nearly 6% of our income. They have more than doubled since we bought our house in 1994.

BTW, I wouldn't count highway tolls as a tax.
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