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Yorkers feel the pain because their taxes are above the national average. 12.67% on average of their income being paid. >> wyoming, people are smart enough to know they are not paying a lot in taxes. >> relative to the rest of the country, wyoming paying less than 7%. >> this is complex. we don't want to oversimplify it, but there is a connection between tax burdens and economic growth. let's look at the states prospering. >> texas and florida are responsible for a lot of different things here, we can look at the migration of how income has moved that direction. if i click here, for example, w...

Long-term downer. >> on the other hand, austan goolsbee was sent out by the white house and he talked about the fact that the administration projected 2.67% growth this -- 2.7% growth this year and 3.6% next year and they now think the numbers are too low and they will revive them upward. he seems to indicate despite the drags and certainly the unrest in the middle east, the oil prices are drags but the economy is chugging along. >> those people i spoke to today at the white house reiterated they seemed happy at what they call great news. they see this as something beginning a trend. not just ...

Goolsbee was sent out by the white house and he talked about the fact that the administration projected 2.67% growth this -- 2.7% growth this year and 3.6% next year and they now think the numbers are too low and they will revive them upward. he seems to indicate despite the drags and certainly the unrest in the middle east, the oil prices are drags but the economy is chugging along. >> those people i spoke to today at the white house reiterated they seemed happy at what they call great news. they see this as something beginning a trend. not just a oneoff number, something that they think they...

>> there's -- i mean, when you see oil prices go up, you see gas prices go up. that's just the way it works because gasoline is refined out of that light, sweet crude. so even if you don't have demand for oil in the -- crude oil going or for gasoline going up in the u.s., you see prices going up. a year ago today the price for a gallon was $2.67 and it's now $3.22 gallon. it's up 20%. folks that watch this who say by the time you heat the peak driving season, you could see $4 gas again maybe. there are those who say $5 is possible. >> really? >> i can't guess. i can't tell you where it's going...

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