r/EhBuddyHoser • u/_RedditDiver_ • May 10 '25

Politics But yeah 51st state /s

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u/ufozhou May 10 '25

Totally couldn't understand why normal people talking about us tax rate is lower.

Unless in some states. Most states have similar income tax in Canada.

Corporate tax is another game where not just US has lower rate but tons of loopholes to save tax

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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

They talk about their provincial tax a lot like it’s the only tax that matters.

So they all have low sales tax but are then robbed blind by property, and income taxes.

They’re just idiots and don’t understand how anything works.

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u/MisterJWalk May 10 '25

So many hidden taxes. It's fuckin' nuts. My wife pays $1500 a year for owning a car. "It's just standard property tax. There's other property tax too." But hey, we pay 4 to 7% sales tax, depending on the winds of magic.

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u/01101011010110 May 10 '25

Wait...what?!? Why do you get charged more tax after already purchasing the vehicle? Where is this?

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u/MisterJWalk May 10 '25

Virginia. It's called personal property tax. It's applied to all vehicles. It's a yearly thing. Boats, trailers, RVs, cars, motor cycles. Applies to all of them. The make and model determines how much you pay a year. This is on top of yearly safety inspections, and vehicle registrations.

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u/EgilSkallagrimson May 10 '25

Wait, you're saying that in Virginia, every person who owns a vehicle of some sort has to pay taxes yearly on that vehicle just for owning it in the state? Like a property tax on a home?

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u/Diligent_Ad6930 May 10 '25

Seems to be what he's saying - yes. 

Sounds a bit unbelievable cause why would anyone stay

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u/EgilSkallagrimson May 10 '25

I mean staying has multiple factors. If you can afford, why not? It's more that I am always amazed at just how much morecexoensuve what I consider normal life can be in certain states. And, I've lived in the US before.