Anyone from MA, if so thoughts on Question 1?

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Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Sales tax is 7.5% here in Nevada w/ no income tax.

All people have the options of deducting their sales tax from the Federal instead of their income tax via the Schedule A.

For most income tax states, it does not have a benefit.
For the non-income tax states, it does.

Yeah, here in MA we don't pay tax on clothing...however I would be willing to eat a 2.5% sales tax increase if it meant not paying income tax, like Alch said at least I can control what I spend on...difference is in MA things are so bloated that they would have to raise way more than just sales tax.

 

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Originally posted by: alchemize
It's not like MA has low property taxes already (it doesn't) or low sales tax either (5%)...

Yup, income tax is a pain, property taxes aren't cheap, and sales tax is still there whereas NH has none...and roads still suck as well as many of the public schools, only when you live in a really really nice town with massive property taxes and where the residents push for tax over rides do you get a semi decent public school system.