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By that logic, why should MA limit itself to taxing employees of MA businesses. Surely there's plenty of revenue potential in people who have never been anywher
by kevinpet 6y ago
By that logic, why should MA limit itself to taxing employees of MA businesses. Surely there's plenty of revenue potential in people who have never been anywhere near MA.
- intuitionist 6y agoMatt Levine likes to reference a Monty Python bit and say that the optimal tax (politically speaking) is one on foreigners living abroad.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoHence why states ratcheted up hotel taxes to double and triple sales tax rates. Even states with “no” sales tax go out of their way to charge 15%+ on hotel stays.
- tshaddox 6y agoWell, that’s kind of my point, except I think a more reasonable direction would be for a state to only take income taxes from someone according to some estimate of how much the state’s actions are responsible for that income, and when the income is from out of state, that estimate should probably be close to zero.