With the nation’s unemployment rate nearing 10 percent and millions of American’s struggling to make ends meet, the Democrats seem content to lead the nation down the road of economic ruin. Taxes on working families will rise $3.9 trillion on January 1, 2011 if Washington Democrats fail to act.
Below is an analysis by the Tax Foundation that quantifies the impact to you and your family:
State | Federal Income Tax for Average Middle-Class Family per State in 2011 | Savings from extending current tax law | Median Family Income | |
January 1, 2011 | Current | |||
United States | $4,964 | $3,423 | $1,540 | $63,366 |
Alabama | $3,745 | $2,348 | $1,397 | $54,270 |
Alaska | $7,766 | $5,807 | $1,959 | $79,541 |
Arizona | $4,323 | $2,770 | $1,553 | $60,547 |
Arkansas | $2,830 | $1,411 | $1,418 | $47,648 |
California | $5,196 | $3,570 | $1,626 | $70,029 |
Colorado | $6,124 | $4,483 | $1,626 | $70,164 |
Connecticut | $8,654 | $6,752 | $1,903 | $85,344 |
Delaware | $6,147 | $4,507 | $1,640 | $68,745 |
D.C. | $5,999 | $4,762 | $1,237 | $66,722 |
Florida | $4,070 | $2,641 | $1,428 | $57,455 |
Georgia | $4,416 | $2,913 | $1,503 | $60,268 |
Hawaii | $6,971 | $5,233 | $1,739 | $78,659 |
Idaho | $3,516 | $1,947 | $1,569 | $54,695 |
Illinois | $5,814 | $4,174 | $1,640 | $68,958 |
Indiana | $4,481 | $2,946 | $1,535 | $59,380 |
Iowa | $5,192 | $3,575 | $1,616 | $61,663 |
Kansas | $5,062 | $3,516 | $1,546 | $62,462 |
Kentucky | $3,495 | $2,079 | $1,415 | $51,729 |
Louisiana | $3,708 | $2,302 | $1,405 | $53,963 |
Maine | $4,095 | $2,678 | $1,416 | $57,719 |
Maryland | $7,851 | $6,095 | $1,756 | $84,415 |
Massachusetts | $8,096 | $6,264 | $1,831 | $81,569 |
Michigan | $4,543 | $3,053 | $1,490 | $60,615 |
Minnesota | $6,518 | $4,866 | $1,653 | $71,817 |
Mississippi | $2,621 | $1,266 | $1,355 | $46,668 |
Missouri | $4,395 | $2,884 | $1,510 | $58,088 |
Montana | $4,183 | $2,727 | $1,456 | $56,820 |
Nebraska | $5,090 | $3,461 | $1,629 | $62,067 |
Nevada | $4,881 | $3,351 | $1,530 | $64,910 |
New Hampshire | $7,160 | $5,462 | $1,698 | $76,710 |
New Jersey | $8,246 | $6,386 | $1,860 | $85,761 |
New Mexico | $3,487 | $2,054 | $1,433 | $52,172 |
New York | $5,548 | $4,017 | $1,530 | $67,877 |
North Carolina | $4,075 | $2,616 | $1,459 | $56,588 |
North Dakota | $5,280 | $3,714 | $1,566 | $61,109 |
Ohio | $4,675 | $3,178 | $1,497 | $60,061 |
Oklahoma | $3,560 | $2,117 | $1,443 | $53,862 |
Oregon | $4,895 | $3,285 | $1,610 | $61,190 |
Pennsylvania | $5,259 | $3,731 | $1,528 | $63,316 |
Rhode Island | $6,906 | $5,308 | $1,598 | $71,992 |
South Carolina | $3,831 | $2,423 | $1,408 | $55,664 |
South Dakota | $5,151 | $3,452 | $1,698 | $60,104 |
Tennessee | $3,745 | $2,315 | $1,430 | $53,799 |
Texas | $4,301 | $2,707 | $1,593 | $58,765 |
Utah | $4,313 | $2,534 | $1,779 | $65,226 |
Vermont | $5,000 | $3,448 | $1,552 | $63,438 |
Virginia | $6,382 | $4,766 | $1,615 | $73,192 |
Washington | $5,917 | $4,343 | $1,574 | $70,498 |
West Virginia | $2,937 | $1,621 | $1,316 | $49,082 |
Wisconsin | $5,446 | $3,929 | $1,518 | $65,622 |
Wyoming | $5,467 | $3,810 | $1,657 | $66,504 |
*Source: Tax Foundation