Fact-check: “Florida has the highest tax rate in the country”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
Every measure of tax rates — income tax, sales tax, combined sales tax, and overall tax burden — puts Florida far from the top. Florida has no state personal income tax at all, its 6% base sales tax ranks 17th nationally, and its overall tax burden ranks it among the lower-taxed states, not the highest.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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