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I don’t know that I agree with MA in this case, but you can’t ignore the broad context. New Hampshire has, for decades, been in aggressive pursuit of revenue fr
by kbos87 6y ago
I don’t know that I agree with MA in this case, but you can’t ignore the broad context. New Hampshire has, for decades, been in aggressive pursuit of revenue from MA residents.
- The shopping malls just across the border where MA residents don’t have to pay sales tax - just tolls (An employee at the Salem Apple store once divulged to me that it was the highest grossing Apple store in the world)
- The state run, tax free liquor stores just across the border that attract droves of MA residents
- The ease of procuring fireworks and weapons (the former illegal in MA, the latter far more difficult to obtain) just across nearly every border crossing
New Hampshire might to some extent have a valid point here, but it also feels like they won’t tolerate a taste of their own medicine.
- handmodel 6y agoI am a former NH resident. I think our collective argument would be that it is not our fault that Massachusetts decides to tax all their own businesses to an absurd degree. If you raise taxes there is a trade-off (often worthwhile) that involves business and people leaving your area.