Originally Posted By: LeakySeals
A life long NH resident bashing MA is nothing new. Hows your property taxes up there with the (your words) "massive budget deficits"? To suggest property taxes are more in MA vs NH is utterly false, and you know it. Per 1,000 is way more up there. Its basically your only state revenue. Your real estate has far less valuation than MA, so property taxes seem smaller on paper. Because of the low valuation to its primary revenue, your state is sinking in debt.
Whats odd in your response is you praise the lack of income and sales tax, but condemn it for (your words) massive budget deficits.
Southern NH is mostly Ma residents that migrated north for a cheap house, but migrate south to work every day. Yeah income tax, but higher pay.
To be clear, not saying either state is better than the other. I shop in southern NH
Out of the two I choose Maine!
PS: Not going politico here, don't want to. But it should be noted we are quickly becoming Independents!
A MA resident being offended because a NH resident points out what a screwed up state MA is also is nothing new. MA becoming Independant? HUH? Man you crack me up.
Your complete lack of comprehension when reading my post is mind numbing. Where to begin?????
Property taxes are very high in NH and I never said otherwise. NEVER said MA property taxes were higher than NH either. I said what my Sister pays for taxes in MA( income, property, and sales )is staggering. THAT is what I said. It isn't even close to the same amount paid in TOTAL taxes when you compare MA's property/income/sales to NH's VERY HIGH( happy now? )property tax. At least when you compare based on the same homes and income levels.
If you compare my Sister's property and income tax from MA to what she would have paid in my town in NH in property tax( even with my town's ridiculous p/$1000 tax rate )it is not even close. Her tax burden in NH would literally be thousands of dollars less. That does not even take into account the sales tax she pays in MA that she would not have to pay here.
Property values being lower in NH is incorrect if made as a blanket statement. If my Sister's house was in my town( pretty affluent town )it would be evaluated/sold higher than in her town(MA). Not even close. If it was located up North in less developed areas you would be correct. Southern, NH property values however are not less than MA on the whole. Just false.
Your statement that people move to NH for cheaper property but work in MA for better pay is just not true as a blanket statement. It depends on where they move and what the job is. Also, it does not take into account those who move purposely to escape the state's laws and tax burden but keep their MA job until they find a new one elsewhere.
I did NOT praise the lack of a sales/income tax and then condemn the lack of them for huge budget deficits. Those were not MY words they are YOURS! How you got that is beyond me as my comments about the attempts to implement those taxes came under the section where I list the negative things that have happened due to the shift in politics here ?
I am AGAINST a sales/income tax 100%. I clearly pointed out that we used to break even or even have a budget surplus in years past with JUST property taxes. Our deficits have nothing to do with not adding income and/or sales taxes. It is all about spending more than is taken in. That is a problem from politics to personal.
Wow!
