Blue State Residents Should be Seeing Red

Blue State Residents Should be Seeing Red
If you live in a state that tends to vote “Democrat” in national elections, on average, your total state and local tax bill will be more than one-third higher than someone who lives in a Republican-leaning state. 

Fear of slowdown in US and eurozone as China’s factories cut output
Manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in eight months as Beijing’s economic reforms start to bite.