Idaho, Washington Taxes Below Average

… a state report released Tuesday suggests that total state and local taxes in Washington are actually a bit below average nationwide. When taxes are weighed against personal income, Washington came in 28th highest among the states. Idaho came in 29th. (All the numbers are from 2006 data.)/ Rich Roesler , Eye On Olympia. More here .

Question: What? You thought the overall taxes in Idaho and Washington were out of control? Pshaw.