Are we not all tired of reading links like that above?
States spend and spend and spend and taxes keep going up and up and up. And no real benefit to MY life is noticed. More money goes to support the pet-projects of local governments or, to support the illegal immigrants they keep forcing upon us. Other programs they choose to fund make no sense to the average taxpayer and there goes another $5 or $10 or $15 million.
Local, State and Federal government in the US is completely out of control
You can't stop paying ridiculous taxes because they will come and take away either you or some of your property. So much for liberty.
But what you CAN do is NOT support States who are purposely and publicly using YOU, in this case tourists to their States, to fund more of their stupidity.
The latest group to avoid includes the following who recently upped State hotel and other tourist services taxes to fund God only knows what:
•Hawaii. The hotel room tax increased from 7.25% to 8.25% on Wednesday and will rise to 9.25% in July 2010.
•Nevada. The room tax will increase up to 3 percentage points, to a maximum of 12%. In Las Vegas, the hotel tax jumps from 9% to 12%. Reno's tax was already 12% and is not scheduled to change.
•New Hampshire. The tax on rooms and restaurant meals rose from 8% to 9% and was extended to include recreational vehicles at campgrounds.
•Massachusetts. Cities were given authority to raise the hotel tax from 4% to 6%, in addition to the state tax of 5.7%. Taxes on eating out will rise from 5% to 6.25% statewide, plus another 0.75% if cities choose.
•New York City. The city, which raised its hotel tax March 1 to 14.25%, not counting other fees, will start charging more for Internet reservations.
Any person using common sense would want to avoid being robbed and that's what these States want to do to tourists.
