[nylug-talk] new jersey to tax

[Ron Guerin]

wdg3rd at comcast.net wrote:
> From: Dan Crosta <dcrosta at sccs.swarthmore.edu>
>> wdg3rd at comcast.net wrote:
>>> And of course, many times I've noticed characters in suits photographing NY 
>> license plates in the parking lots at Ikea and the outlet mall in the Elizabeth 
>> low-tax zone.
>>
>>
>> That doesn't make any sense, though -- if you go to IKEA, you'll be 
>> paying NJ sales tax (reduced or not), so why would someone try to track 
>> you down to re-tax you later? Or did I miss your point?
> 
> The New York tax authorities want (at least) the other five per cent or
> so that they feel their disloyal subjects are atempting to cheat them
> out of.

Damn those capitalist consumers.  Don't they have any respect for
policies that crap on the free market and freedom?

One wonders how much of a net loss those suited characters are on the
state's bottom line.  One also wonders why Ikea and the State of New
Jersey aren't having them physically removed for trespass.  They employ
security guards, the photo-snappers should be removed. (or arrested, I
wouldn't be surprised to find some law makes that makes such activity
illegal - keep in mind these people have no authority in New Jersey)

Well... I think we're probably way off-topic now.  Suffice to say, Alex
is right about contacting your legislators, except I disagree with his
conclusion.  I think the correct question to ask is why we're not doing
away with the sales tax as well.  It's an idea whose time passed long
ago, assuming it was ever a good idea.  Many states do quite well
without it, and it's clearly being misused.

- Ron