> Gp's point is that cities don't get to override federal taxes - if they attempt it and you're dumb enough to listen to them, the IRS will definitely collect w

> Gp's point is that cities don't get to override federal taxes - if they attempt it and you're dumb enough to listen to them, the IRS will definitely collect what they owe. And my point is that they will also sanction, admonish, or worse the one overriding those laws regularly. If push came to shove, the IRS would toss an official in jail if they were constantly encouraging/helping people skirt the law. > Your critique falls apart because there is no US federal law that says cities can't unfairly advantage companies inside their borders Yup, it does fall apart, but more because the analogy was flawed to begin with.