[Magdalen] Taxes???

[Jay Weigel]

That may be, Chad, but mine was still $98 and change this year, and it
p*sses me off every year when I have to pay it!


On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
wrote:

> Massachusetts also taxes vehicles. They call it an "excise tax" and it's
> been around for many, many years. Not a huge amount (I remember paying
> $50-75 or so) and it is based on the Blue Book value, so at least it goes
> down over time.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weigel
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2018 4:05 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Taxes???
>
> No state taxes in Tennessee, but the sales tax is ridiculous.
>
> VA has state income tax, sales tax, county taxes of all sorts, *including*
> they charge me a property tax on my 12 year old vehicle, which I think is
> beyond ridiculous!
>
> On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
> wrote:
>
> VT does tax SSI and, I gather, is one of the few states to do so. They're
>> talking about getting rid of it.
>>
>> When my father retired, my parents moved from NJ to NC for just the reason
>> you state. I left NJ for other reasons and have no desire to go back, also
>> for other reasons.
>>
>> Chad Wohlers
>> Woodbury, VT USA
>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: cantor03--- via Magdalen
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2018 2:40 PM
>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>> Cc: cantor03 at aol.com
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Taxes???
>>
>> Pennsylvania has the 6% sales tax, but no income tax is levied against
>> those who are retired.  I do pay school and real estate taxes.  PA
>> is therefore better for retirement than many states.  Of course there
>> are ALWAYS Federal income taxes to be paid.  This is one reason
>> that so many New Jerseyites move to PA to avoid that states confiscatory
>> taxes.  The Jersey influence is very heavy in my Pocono development.
>>
>> David S.
>>
>> In a message dated 5/1/2018 12:36:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> houstonklr at gmail.com writes:
>>
>>
>>
>> As is well-known, in neighbo(u)ring New Hampshire there are no sales taxes
>> of any kind. Which is why one finds a bunch of big box stores right across
>> the river. OTOH, they do have a 9% meals and room tax to get all the
>> tourists.
>>
>>
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