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manos_de_pietro t1_j2jet4t wrote

Reply to comment by kwiknkleen in What do you consider to be a "good" salary/hourly pay in Washington State? by Total-Group-9364

Same down here in Vancouver. Fortunately I am married to a brilliant woman with a PhD and a senior-level public sector job, bc my $20/hr wouldn't be enough for me to live on my own.

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toobadkittykat t1_j2jkhgp wrote

vancouver is a whole different ball game than king or most of western wa counties . there you have no income tax , jump the river and shop with no 10.2% sales tax . sounds pretty win win financially .

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manos_de_pietro t1_j2jxtcv wrote

"Jump the river" is easier said than done for day-to-day shopping. Local sales tax is 8.4%. Buying a home? $400k and up. Rent is still high, forget about even a 1-bedroom apartment for under $1k per month.

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toobadkittykat t1_j2jy969 wrote

where local , portland ? or in vancouver ? i don't understand that local . oregon doesn't have any sales tax last i heard . 0$

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manos_de_pietro t1_j2jznly wrote

Vancouver. Washington. Where I live.

Where did that 10.2% number come from anyway?

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toobadkittykat t1_j2k06ko wrote

that's what the wa state sales tax is , isn't it ? it was 10 until recently it went up .2 more . yes i knew which vancouver we were talking about from the beginning . i used to live in portland and there is no sales tax there , at least there wasn't a couple years ago .

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manos_de_pietro t1_j2k0idr wrote

https://dor.wa.gov/education/industry-guides/private-mailing-business-tax-guide/retail-sales-tax

Base rate is 6.5%. Counties and cities can add to that for reasons.

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toobadkittykat t1_j2k196u wrote

my bust totally , i stand corrected . must be king county thing . still detracts nothing from my original comment . for small purchases , grocery etc wouldn't be worth driving 50 mi round trip but for large items would certainly be worth the effort imo .

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manos_de_pietro t1_j2k4l4k wrote

It's a built-in situation at this point. We live within 2 miles of Costco, Wal-Mart, Safeway, Fred Meyer. Best Buy, Ikea, etc are all in Oregon. Then again, we don't buy brand-new appliances. Honestly, it doesn't really enter into our decision-making very much. I don't mind paying taxes when I get to live in a functional society.

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