Failure to form one's own identity leads to failure to form a shared identity with others, which could lead to instability in many areas as an adult. The identity formation stage of Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development is a crucial stage in life.
Since January 2017, 5 states (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon) do not levy a sales tax, while Seattle Washington has the highest state sales tax rate at 10.4% (the territory of Puerto Rico has a higher 10.5% value added tax since April 2016).
For example, Oregon joins New Hampshire, Montana and Delaware in having no sales tax, according to the Tax Foundation finding, but it has the 12th-highest total tax burden, or 21 percent above the national average of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Wallet Hub research.