re: Time to end state tax free treatment of government employee retirements

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are you 4 years old?

life is not fair.

the retiree state tax is intended to encourage people to retire to certain states.

the unequal treatment is designed to give people an extra reason to retire to states that perhaps no one would think of as a destination for health care excellence, something old people want and need.

Kentucky has it. I know a woman who retired to kentucky to save the state tax on California incomes.

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Huh?

So you are telling me Louisiana's current tax structure is an elaborate ploy to retain state employees when they retire, but somehow it doesn't give a frick about people from other states?

What kind of backward system is that?

The current system isn't rational, you cannot defend it from that perspective. It is political.

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Kentucky has it. I know a woman who retired to kentucky to save the state tax on California incomes.

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Two things: CA has a crushing amount of taxes. And even then, she probably had a prior connection to KY. Nobody just up and moves to KY (or LA) when they retire unless they have friends or family there.

Florida, who successfully recruited retirees both has no income tax and let's face it, is just a nicer place to live.