Just to pick my state, the state income tax is 6-7.75% and sales taxes are thus:
North Carolina has a state-levied sales tax of 4.5%, effective October 1, 2008, with most counties adding an additional 2.5% tax, for a total tax of 7%. Mecklenburg County levies an additional 0.5% tax, which is directed towards funding the light rail system, for a total of 7.5%.
There is a 30.2¢ tax per gallon on gas, a 35¢ tax per pack of cigarettes, a 79¢ tax per gallon on wine, and a 53¢ tax per gallon on beer. Most non-prepared food purchases are taxed at a reduced rate of 2%.
Oh, and liquor is sold only by the state, which runs the stores like a business, so it's hard to say what's tax/profit and what's expenses.
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