Definitely not. I've always kept my place of residence in the US as Florida even when I lived in LA and I've never paid lower taxes than when I lived there. This place is a shocker. Right now I've got a pretty dodgy accountant who seems to figure it out as best he can but I still get nailed for about 60-65% of my declared income. Luckily my declared is dropping as I get more more pissed off at this place for making me stay here and I finally succumb to the dark side.
Really though, out of all the countries I've lived in, all the cities, etc... Florida not only kicked ass in taxes, but it had the best weather, Publix subs and Einstein bagels. The downsides though were that my boyfriend's mother at the time was an ER nurse and she'd tell us these creepy stories of having to go treat people in the parking lot, and delivering babies, because of no health insurance. And there were a lot of religo freaks I ran across who happened to also be very racist and homophobic. AND I found a snake hiding in my curtains one day. If those aspects could be eliminated, I'd consider FL my #1 spot on Earth. I liked how most people in my age group weren't from there. We had orphan Xmases, watched out for each other like siblings would, etc. I really miss that place. :sad: