We live in a high cost of living, high tax state.

我们所在的州成本高，税收也高。

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Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don't have to.

亚马逊凭借其仓库网络，在征收消费税的州收取消费税，但是其网站上的第三方卖家则不需要缴税。

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Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to.

大型连锁企业一直在全国范围内征收销售税，因为它们通常在货物运输到的任何州都有实体店。

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The state can seek loans to pay its bills until more tax money comes in later this year.

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The state depends heavily on income tax.

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The higher the tax in the state where the smugglers unload the cigarettes, the greater the profit.

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Cuomo said the program is aimed at ending the perception and the reality that New York is a high-tax state.

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Texas Governor Rick Perry has made no secret of the fact that his no-tax state is a great place for business and workers.

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For someone in the upper federal brackets living in a high-tax state, this can amount to a 40% or more government subsidy of borrowing costs.

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