Background

Saturday, March 20, 2010

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE?


Did you ever wonder what different states have to offer? What about other countries? I found a survey and statistical report that gave me a lot of information. Evaluate it and see where you want to live! (Number 1 is the one to watch in each category.)

COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATES:
14-USA 17.75%
13-Japan 18.32%
12-Canada 19.23%
11-Iceland 19.50%
10-Australia 21.73%
9-France 24.03%
8-Italy 25.55%
7-Greece 26.45%
6-Finland 30%
5-Austria 32.83%
4-Germany 33.02%
3-Belgium 36.65%
2-Denmark 38.25%
1-Hungary 38.30%
So we live in a pretty good country, huh; and you complain about YOUR taxes?

STATES WITH THE MOST MILLIONAIRES:
10-Washington D.C. (politicians?)
9-California (movie stars?)
8-New Hampshire
7-Alaska (Sarah Palin is one)
6-Massachusetts
5-Virginia (close enough to work in D.C.)
4-Connecticut
3-New Jersey
2-Maryland (close enough to work in D.C.)
1-Hawaii (where they go to retire)

STATES WITH THE FEWEST MILLIONAIRES:
10-Alabama
9-Louisiana
8-Tennessee
7-Oklahoma
6-North Dakota
5-South Dakota
4-Kentucky
3-West Virginia
2-Arkansas
1-Mississippi (a poor state??)

STATES WITH THE HIGHEST DEBTS:
10-Montana
9-Vermont
8-New York
7-New Hampshire
6-New Jersey
5-Delaware
4-Connecticut
3-Rhode Island
2-Alaska
1-Massachusetts
I wonder if New Englanders know how to manage money? Why does the famous former governor's state owe so much now?

STATES WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DEBT:
10-Kansas
9-Minnesota
8-Alabama
7-Nevada
6-Arizona
5-Nebraska
4-Arkansas
3-Texas
2-Georgia
1-Tennessee (must be good there)

MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE WORLD:
(to live or visit)
12-Shanghai
11-Milan
10-Singapore
9-Beijing
8-New York
7-Copenhagen (high wages, strong unions)
6-Zurich
5-Hong Kong
4-Geneva
3-Moscow
2-Osaka, Japan (housing rates high)
1-Tokyo (cash only, take few credit cards)

So far, with this information, I'll avoid traveling overseas, going to the Big Apple, and I'll probably stay out of New England and the Washington D.C. area. Tomorrow I will list states for other attributes, like smart/dumb states, business friendly states, religious states and happy states. Stay tuned!

1 comment:

Sue's News said...

So, I guess Ohio isn't so bad after all!