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> I laugh when Oregon claims to have no sales tax, and yet hotel room nights have 15% sales tax. I mean, let’s be fair. No sales tax is extremely nice when buy
by noahtallen 6y ago
> I laugh when Oregon claims to have no sales tax, and yet hotel room nights have 15% sales tax.
I mean, let’s be fair. No sales tax is extremely nice when buying almost anything, including cars, computers, groceries, furniture, etc. I think it’s pretty great! I’d rather have no sales tax across the board and then a handful of individual items with higher tax.
- jpindar 6y agoNew Hampshire is like that - no sales tax on most things, but there is tax on things like hotel rooms, restaurant meals, gasoline, and, in effect, liquor (since you can only buy it in state owned liquor stores). Tourism is one of New Hampshire's main industries. Is it a coincidence that these are things often purchased by tourists? I think not!
- OldHand2018 6y ago> Is it a coincidence that these are things often purchased by tourists? Ha! Here in Illinois, the hotel tax is insane. But once your stay exceeds 30 days, it retroactively becomes 0%.