The seven states with no income tax Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming when ranked by fiscal condition among all states come in at 1,6,31,2,20,23 and 5 for an average of
12.5
Conversely the seven states including DC since it's taxed as a state, with the highest income tax rates, California, New Jersey, Iowa, DC, NY, VT and Oregon (all above 8%) come in at 46,50,18,49,39,22 and 32 for an average of
36.6
Yet politicians albeit mostly democrats call for more taxes to make things better.
http://mercatus.org/publication/stat...king-50-states
http://taxfoundation.org/blog/monday...tax-rates-2013