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Originally Posted by LATB

So then that map is crap.

From the source:

Which Taxes Are Included in the Tax Burdens Estimates?
We include all taxes reported by the Census Bureau’s State and Local Government Finance division, the most comprehensive resource on state and local tax collections data and our tax burden model’s starting point. These taxes are:

Property taxes;
General sales taxes;
Excise taxes on alcoholic beverages, amusements, insurance premiums, motor fuels, pari-mutuels, public utilities, tobacco products, and other miscellaneous transactions;
License taxes on alcoholic beverages, amusements, general corporations, hunting and fishing, motor vehicles, motor vehicle operators, public utilities, occupations and businesses not classified elsewhere, and other miscellaneous licenses;
Individual income taxes;
Corporate income taxes;
Estate, inheritance, and gift taxes;
Documentary and transfer taxes;
Severance taxes;
Special assessments for property improvements; and
Miscellaneous taxes not classified in one of the above categories.