Tax Free Tomfoolery

[dbblsanta]

Whoa!! 13%, 15% sales taxes?? And I thought Rhode Island's 7% was high. We also do not tax food, clothing, and various other items (prescription drugs and newspapers come to mind) and there are no local taxes. I envy New Hampshire though: 0% sales tax!

[Doodlesprite]

I think the tax free days are almost worse than Black Friday. I have kids to shop for but dear God! I'll pay the tax and spare the stress. The parents all have their kids, many arguements and temper tantrums bloom over the kinds of clothes, who should be on their binders, etc. At least Black Friday isn't quite *that* bad (very close though).

[Wembley]

I envy New Hampshire though: 0% sales tax!

No state income tax either... NEENER NEENER NEENER!

(Although I work in Mass, so I pay Mass non-resident tax... D'oh! -- and I work for the railroad, so I get RRB taken from my check instead of Social Security.... Double-D'oh for now, but, I get a more stable retirement in about 30 years!)

--Wembley

[QASlave]

Iowa's not the middle of nowhere!! :-) I have wide feet too, Nike are not a good brand for the wide footed, I too have blown them out. I've had better luck with Skeetchers and Asics.

[Broomjockey]

I've had better luck with Skeetchers and Asics.

I've had the best luck with New Balance. They went up to EEEE width in pretty much all sizes, and even wider on some sizes/models. I never needed more than the EEEE though.

[Skeksin]

And in my neck of the woods we have people who are allergic to water. They probably go into a spastic fit whenever it rains

It's not an allergy. It's a phobia. They are rabid. It's a symptom.