Yo, Idaho. I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish, but Washington is one of the best states of all time.

There’s a giant sucking sound moving across the state, and it’s emanating from the gaping open mouths of speechless anti-tax crusaders who lament the tax rates in Washington.

That’s because the non-partisan think tank Tax Foundation just released its annual report and has Washington’s state and local tax rate ranked at 29th in the nation. That’s below average. Number 28? That would be the far more conservative Idaho. Yes, Idaho. The state often cited as the Promised Land where our businesses supposedly love to relocate every time there’s a debate on the House Floor dealing with taxes, budgets, labor laws, geoduck harvesting, or state amphibians.

The Tax Foundation also ranks Washington’s business tax burden overall at 11th, with first place being the best.