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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Or maybe, include the taxes in the price tag like any other place on earth...

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    “For some reason our roads are old and potholes don’t get fixed…” ahh state

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 10 months ago* (9 children)

    Okay I will admit I am confused. Why would anyone down vote having no sales tax? That's the dream!

    Are y'all saying that you prefer to pay sales tax on stuff that you buy?

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    It leads to problems like property taxes being the sole support for things like schools, so if you live in a lower cost of living area the schools will be worse. NH has it's own set of problems, and sales tax isn't the biggest one, but the free staters are stupid libertarian fucks

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  • [+] [S] -8 points 10 months ago* (6 children)

    This is a straw man fallacy. It's not fair for someone to say they support sales tax because of the impact on property tax. Those two things are unrelated.

    Having no sales tax is amazing.  I save thousands of dollars each year. It's like having Christmas for free each year, haha! 🙂

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    isn't that federal in the US? not having it would be illegal

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    In New Hampshire we pay the federal income tax, but there is no state tax on income. In most other states you pay both a state and a federal income tax.

    Several states in the US have no state income tax:

    • Florida
    • Texas
    • Washington
    • Nevada
    • Wyoming
    • New Hampshire
    • Alaska
    • Tennessee
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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    i see. so do you think they make enough tax money in NH to maintain everything in good order?

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 10 months ago*

    The transportation infrastructure, yes. The local roads are maintained by the local cities and towns. The state highways are maintained by the state department of transportation. Funding comes from a combination of federal gas tax revenue and tolls on the major highways.

    Government spending is all about tradeoffs. I'm sure there are other programs that are well funded in other states that don't even exist in New Hampshire.

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