Mississippi Abolishes State Income Tax
in Historic Win for Working Families and
Economic Freedom
Gateway Pundit,
by
Jim Hoft
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
3/28/2025 5:16:47 PM
Mississippi has officially abolished its state income tax, positioning itself as a leader in the movement for economic freedom and limited government.
Republican Governor Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Friday, declaring it a “generational victory” and a bold new chapter for working families, entrepreneurs, and freedom-loving Americans across the South.
“We did it, Mississippi!” Reeves wrote in a triumphant post on X. “We just eliminated the income tax!”
While Washington continues to suffocate the American people with taxes, inflation, and runaway spending, Mississippi is doing the opposite —
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 3/28/2025 5:45:17 PM (No. 1922733)
If it's like Florida, which did this many years ago, when I still lived there, property taxes, sales taxes and sky high gas taxes make up the revenue.
The only benefit is that some of the sales tax and gas tax is paid by out of state visitors.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Dr. Constant 3/28/2025 6:27:20 PM (No. 1922755)
I'd rather pay income tax than property tax.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/28/2025 7:59:53 PM (No. 1922792)
...and federal money makes up the revenue... Have a look and see where Mississippi is on the liist of states:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 3/28/2025 8:32:45 PM (No. 1922801)
Re#3. Mississippi is a poor state overall. 37% black and a lot of other Mississippians dependent on food and housing assistance from the federal government. The poverty sadly drives up the numbers.
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Bravo, Mississippi! I know you are often the whipping boy of the left.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
chumley 3/28/2025 10:01:05 PM (No. 1922827)
Just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. The lost revenue will be made up with taxes from somewhere else. Besides, my state taxes are minuscule compared to the chunk the feds steal.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Safari Man 3/28/2025 11:02:08 PM (No. 1922850)
Now, CUT SPENDING!
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It is easy to see where the over taxed retirees and companies want to relocate. So other states want to get in on some of that influx.
I have heard talk here in Louisiana. However, in Louisiana we get $6000 off of pension income. IF Trump manages to take Social security out of taxable income.....retirees actually would gain little relief from the removal of income tax, and possibly pay more due to the increase in property tax.
There are ten states in the United States that do not impose a state income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming, and Mississippi.
Twenty years ago when we got transferred from Texas (a no income tax state) to Louisiana (an income tax state) our combined taxes went up by $2000. But who knows what the property tax rates are in Texas now.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/29/2025 7:01:11 AM (No. 1922902)
#4, you stated the problem and the reason all in three sentences. I installed computer software in the hospital in Clarksdale over three decades ago and the weekend traffic in the emergency room was mostly about that black/white mixture.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Red Jeep 3/29/2025 7:58:33 AM (No. 1922931)
Agree with Reply 2. I, too, would rather pay income tax than property tax.
Property tax is lot rent. You own your home but not the land it was built on.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 3/29/2025 8:37:01 AM (No. 1922948)
Yeah, good for them. But the money to make up the difference still has to come from somewhere. As for me, I rather doubt that the Peoples Republic of Colorado would waste a breath thinking about eliminating state income tax especially since it doesn't receive as many federal gimmedats as Mississippi does.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 3/29/2025 9:59:03 AM (No. 1923013)
Just another shell game that makes for a great press release and photo opp, but that's all.
Since the State Govt still needs revenue to run, I'm guessing it will now raise property, sales, or fuel taxes to make up the diff.
Every landlord will simply pass on those costs to ...wait for it...their tenants.
And each of those tenants, and every business and homeowner, will now have less to spend on items that pay sales tax...so the state's sales tax revenues will go down.
Not sure how this will actually improve anyone's
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Zigrid 3/29/2025 10:04:55 AM (No. 1923016)
My husband and I paid 50 years of taxes...especially difficult because WE come from Illinois...were the democrats have had a vise grip on WE the people for years...it's called the "Machine"...and Pritzker...the governor wants to run for president in 2028...God help US if he ever gets near the Oval Office....and now I'm sure President Trump will strike down the death tax...so my children can enjoy the fruits of our labor...like it should be....
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/29/2025 10:11:45 AM (No. 1923018)
If your state is abusive, there are 49 others from which to choose. I moved to Chicago for a plum job and had enough after one year. Away we went. I'm surprised that states like California, Illinois and Massachusetts have any working residents left.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mc squared 3/29/2025 1:29:46 PM (No. 1923126)
Over all, I pay less tax in Florida than in a tax state. I payed 2.79 for gas this week DeSantis returned almost 1 billion dollars to the feds last week because it came with too many strings.
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