tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622776924781844427.post1022164907949459946..comments2024-03-23T13:43:27.051-04:00Comments on Tax, Society & Culture: Evidence: it's ok to tax millionairesAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16733465339926078146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4622776924781844427.post-10284117552678406932012-10-05T23:44:05.237-04:002012-10-05T23:44:05.237-04:00The whole New Hampshire Massachusetts thing is som...The whole New Hampshire Massachusetts thing is somewhat complex. People do move to New Hampshire for tax reasons but to avoid MA tax they also have to work in NH. I think in generally the super rich tend to stay in MA or if they are looking to go someplace else for tax purposes they move to Florida not New Hampshire. There is a segment of the upper middle class though that has historically left MA for NH at least in part for tax reasons. One advantage NH has is their is some degree of civilization in the border communities which leads to my next point.<br /><br />I personally have little love for the PQ and BQ(for non Canadians the two Quebec seperatist parties) for reasons other than taxation that I just want to throw out there before my next comment. There have been several newspaper article out of Montreal discussing Quebeckers interested in moving to far Eastern Ontario border towns such as Lancaster, Blainsville, and Alexandria in leu of recently proposed tax hikes by the PQ government. Having some knowledge of this area too I find this a rather "interesting" prospect. No offense to the residents of these communities but at least in my opinion there is absolutely nothing in them. Bainsville I think has a highway rest area on the 401 right after you cross into Ontario. Google Maps says there is a McDonalds in Lancaster but the map shows it right in the middle of a huge field well away from any road. Far Eastern Ontario is far different than Southern New Hampshire. One story I have heard that I think is fairly accurate though is the CEO of Air Canada commutes from Ottawa to the Montreal HQ. Ottawa does have lots of "stuff" of course but it is over two hours away from Montreal.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.com