New York, Hawaii Face Highest Obama Tax, Study Says

High-income residents of New York City and President Barack Obama’s home state of Hawaii would have the highest marginal tax rates in the U.S. if Congress adopts the president’s proposal to increase taxes for top earners, a study found.

The Tax Foundation, a Washington research group that advocates for lower taxes, said state, local and federal levies would result in a top 50.8 percent rate on high-income New York City residents. Affluent Hawaiians would pay 49.7 percent. Residents of California, Vermont, Maryland and New York round out the five states with the heaviest burdens, with top federal-state rates of 49.4 percent, 48.8 percent, 48.6 percent and 48.4 percent, respectively.