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Louisiana ranks as the 42nd state overall for the return its taxpayers receive on their investment of tax dollars paid to the local and state governments, according to a new report.
With Tax Day soon approaching, taxpayers may find themselves wondering how their taxes are being used by their state governments and if they are getting the appropriate “bang for their buck.” While Louisiana has some of the lowest taxes paid per capita (10th lowest), the state has the worst overall government services in the nation, according to an analysis from personal finance website Wallethub.
Wallethub measures a state’s government services by analyzing the quality of its education, health, safety, economy, infrastructure and pollution. Louisiana ranks within the bottom five states for each of these categories, with safety being the lowest at 49th.
"Louisiana ranks low in government services because of its low quality public university and school system, its low public high school graduation rate, just above 80%, and high share of idle youth, 16%,” Wallethub analyst Jill Gonzalez said. “The state's healthcare system is also lacking and health insurance premiums are high, leading to a high infant mortality rate and low life expectancy.”
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