You are correct "muckamuck"...here in Texas we do have a "sales tax", but we do not have an income tax. Our state has a "rainy day fund" in the billions and people are moving to Texas to the tune of over a thousand a day. With that kind of population growth I can't see Texas instituting an income tax any time soon. "Grandma and Grandpas" social security, investments, etc., will only be subject to Federal taxes and not to state taxes, unlike Montana who taxes every type of income....so if you are willing to lose your "retired citizens" then we are willing to take them. Thank you.....