I wish when people compared sales tax between cities they would also show a comparision of property taxes, income taxes, and other taxes.

Where I grew up...you had local income tax, state income tax, property tax rates about twice what they are here, etc...the only difference they didn't allow sales tax on food. However, every tax the main city would pass for operating (garbage, police, fire) they would do it as an income tax and not a sales tax.

Oklahoma is not as bad off tax wise as people think. Filing taxes is definitely easier...since up there the local municipalities get into it over who can collect the income tax - typically the city you perform the work in.