I would rather have a state income tax because at least I can somewhat control my income. Your income can stop and the taxes don't happen. You can pay off your property and depending on the value of that property, you could be paying in upwards. A million dollar property, Which doesn't seem to be all that much in some places here in the States. Let alone if you can build it yourself and buy the land ( You wouldn't have that much into it), In Texas, You would have to figure out whether you were working or not how you were going to give the government $20,000 ish a year.