DATA: CONSUMERS IN 12 STATES WOULD BE BIGGEST LOSERS UNDER CONTROVERSIAL FEDERAL PHONE TAX HIKE PLAN
|
State Currently
Pays ... |
Your Taxes Will Go Up ... |
|
USF |
Under $1 per month line charge |
Under $1.50 per month line charge |
|
(thousands) |
(thousands) |
(thousands) |
|
|
|
|
| California |
$613,111 |
$183,917 |
$582,431 |
| Texas |
$376,947 |
$103,053 |
$343,053 |
| Massachusetts |
$1,401,543 |
$59,155 |
$158,809 |
| New York |
$376,067 |
$58,225 |
$275,371 |
| Illinois |
$230,376 |
$55,488 |
$198,420 |
| Michigan |
$169,514 |
$51,910 |
$162,622 |
| Pennsylvania |
$241,800 |
$35,172 |
$173,658 |
| Ohio |
$195,484 |
$33,248 |
$147,614 |
| Minnesota |
$93,855 |
$28,113 |
$89,097 |
| Maryland |
$130,052 |
$22,816 |
$99,250 |
| Washington |
$126,321 |
$19,275 |
$92,073 |
| Georgia |
$183,011 |
$17,257 |
$117,391 |
| Florida |
$386,162 |
$16,570 |
$217,936 |
| Colorado |
$107,566 |
$15,914 |
$77,654 |
| Arizona |
$110,660 |
$15,676 |
$78,844 |
| Utah |
$42,330 |
$15,294 |
$44,106 |
| Dist. Of Columbia |
$28,673 |
$14,047 |
$35,407 |
| Louisiana |
$79,445 |
$13,795 |
$60,415 |
| Tennessee |
$109,803 |
$13,353 |
$74,931 |
| Kentucky |
$69,578 |
$11,710 |
$62,354 |
| Alabama |
$83,254 |
$9,542 |
$55,940 |
| Rhode Island |
$20,543 |
$9,349 |
$24,295 |
| Virginia |
$172,306 |
$9,338 |
$100,160 |
| Vermont |
$14,953 |
$9,047 |
$21,047 |
| North Carolina |
$172,992 |
$7,776 |
$98,160 |
| Indiana |
$107,620 |
$7,220 |
$64,640 |
| Wisconsin |
$96,767 |
$7,009 |
$58,897 |
| Hawaii |
$25,247 |
$6,145 |
$21,841 |
| Delaware |
$21,206 |
$5,182 |
$18,376 |
| Missouri |
$112,122 |
$5,106 |
$63,720 |
| Nevada |
$57,528 |
$4,800 |
$35,964 |
| Oregon |
$71,889 |
$4,623 |
$42,879 |
| New Jersey |
$215,211 |
$4,353 |
$114,135 |
| Nebraska |
$33,527 |
$3,457 |
$21,949 |
| Iowa |
$54,802 |
$3,026 |
$31,940 |
| New Hampshire |
$30,913 |
$2,507 |
$19,217 |
| Puerto Rico |
$42,644 |
$760 |
$22,462 |
| Kansas |
$51,475 |
$569 |
$26,591 |
| South Carolina |
$83,569 |
$301 |
$41,333 |
| Idaho |
$28,532 |
$160 |
$14,506 |
| Maine |
$26,524 |
$92 |
$13,400 |
| South Dakota |
$14,050 |
($646) |
$6,056 |
| Mississippi |
$50,504 |
($836) |
$23,998 |
| North Dakota |
$13,004 |
($1,328) |
$4,510 |
| Wyoming |
$12,667 |
($2,563) |
$2,489 |
| Oklahoma |
$64,602 |
($2,802) |
$28,098 |
| New Mexico |
$38,593 |
($3,361) |
$14,255 |
| Montana |
$20,764 |
($5,152) |
$2,654 |
| Alaska |
$18,428 |
($5,456) |
$1,030 |
| Connecticut |
$87,282 |
($6,678) |
$33,624 |
| West Virginia |
$36,526 |
($9,838) |
$3,506 |
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