August 13, 2005
Antitax fervor can be a unifying force that makes skirting 5 percent in taxes seem like an act of civil disobedience. Massachusetts citizens pay about $4,608 annually in state and local taxes, the fourth highest in the nation, for everything from alcohol to property to stock profits. The average American pays about $1,000 less, according to the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan group in Washington, D.C.