The US system allows you to easily pick and choose where to live, from which where you work and where you do business generally follows. Except in the case of

The US system allows you to easily pick and choose where to live, from which where you work and where you do business generally follows. Except in the case of living close to a border (which is a bit of a hack), you generally live, work, and pay sales taxes in the same jurisdiction in which you vote and receive services. You're right that it forces states to compete with each other, which is great. Your example runs completely counter to your stated narrative. Your example is one in which you live and collect services in one place, but refuse to pay taxes to support your chosen lifestyle by instead "supporting" with your dollars a system you don't want to live under. Apparently you DO have a problem with sales tax.