You got a typo there – “stripper” has two “p”s.

Just curious-where in NH are you from? Most parts of NH are still (relatively) reasonable, but in my area (Seacoast), they are now building condos that are going for $350,000-$400,000-in Dover, not even Portsmouth. All new housing is in the same range. A lot of people I work with have moved to Maine, despite the income tax, because property taxes are so much lower. It ends up being a wash for them to live in ME vs. NH.

And, at the opposite end of the scale, the 10 least friendly:

51. District of Columbia
50. Hawaii
49. Minnesota
48. Maine
47. Rhode Island
46. California
45. New York
44. Vermont
43. New Mexico
42. Oregon
http://www.bcentral.com/articles/harper/141.asp

I did an undergrad thesis on property taxes where I concluded that property taxes were the way to go. Too bad I can’t remember why anymore…

And for those who don’t know, the (atrocious) Claremont decision was where the NH state supreme court read into the constitution that equal public education was mandated, and thus should be funded out of revenues collected and distributed by the state. It was as bad a decision (in terms of legislating from the bench) as the MA gay marriage decision.

Thank heavens he isn’t attempting to move his business off-shore. (Recalling Stanley Tools and “my” Sen. Grassley.)

The cost of living here in NH is outrageous, and sprawl is on the rise. Because of the Claremont decision re: school funding, we have to resolve the issue of property tax. But they’ll never go down from current levels, and they are already through the roof. If you’re lucky enough to live in a property-rich area or have a mall close by, some of the burden is off you. But then your house is valued more, so you end up paying anyway.

Perhaps your friend should think it over, Radley, he stands to gain twice as much, and the individualist culture (along with the FSP) suggest things will only get better in NH.

NH rocks.

NJ does not, but we have good striper fishing…. :)

And with the Free State Project taking off in the next few years, it will be our last hope for real liberty in our lifetimes.

Traffic fines are high, but the state is nice enough to notify you of that as soon as you cross the border. There is a very detailed sign listing out the fines for speeding. I usually dig in my pocket, see how much money I have and set my cruise control accordingly.

And the cops in PA are invariably nice, respectful and relatively lenient. Their whole attitude is different. They really do try to enforce the spirit of the law rather than “get you for anything” like the DC and surrounding area cops.

Although, there is some sort of unwritten rule that if their hat falls off, someone gets a ticket. I’ve never quite figured it out, but there is a causal relationship in there somewhere.

Yes, our state tax just got rased to just over 3% flat this year.

Sales tax is 6% everywhere, minimum, and is 7% in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh area), and Philadelphia County.

Local taxes, for the most part are going to be AT LEAST 1%, but much more if you live in Pittsburgh or probably Philly.

School taxes are pretty high. I think mine are about $3500/year on a house valued at about $130,000.

Traffic citations are high (I’m a police officer), so don’t get stopped in PA.

Our governor will be increasing taxes throughout his term, so figure all of these numbers to be the lowest their going to be for a long time, soon to be higher.

PA is no tax haven, trust me.

Chris

- Josh, late 90s? Temptus fugit…

Unfortunately, our income tax just got hiked to 3.something%. And it’s likely to go higher thanks to an ongoing RINO infestation.

There’s also a 6% sales tax (7% in Philadelphia) here. So even though the state income tax is low, the sales tax actually makes us a state with a slightly higher than national average tax burden.

And depending where you move, there may be a local tax of .5% or 1% (plus property taxes of course).

Sorry to burst your bubble, but PA isn’t exactly a low tax utopia. True, it’s a significat step up from DC, but if low taxes is what you’re looking for, you may want to try Delaware.

PA does have incredibly lax gun laws though, so it’s not all bad new.

How sad is it that our government at all levels makes hard working citizens become criminals?

1. How did D.C. know to charge you all these fees? Did you voluntarily go to some government agency and seek licensing? WHY?

You have stated yourself that you have low volume mail, you run your business off the computer and no one would notice you even run a business out of your home.

If I were you, I would have never obtained any licensing and D.C. would have never known about the business. Is someone (when no one even knows about your business) going to turn you in? Since you do not sell any products, dont keep any inventory, or have customers come into your “office” what substantiates your home as a place of business that would be regulated? How the hell is someone going to regulate business you do on your computer? You could be using a laptop in Timbuktu for all they know.

I do not live in D.C. However, I do run businesses out of my home off my computer. Do I have my home registered as a business? Hell No. No one needs to know what I do in my home. Its not open to the public. My business exists in cyberspace. I receive my payments at a P.O. Box and my company is registered in Wilmington DE ( I do pay a $99 per year RA fee and $60State corp tax).

It just seems to me all this could have been easily avoided.