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2018-07-23 Europe

The French village that is so rich the local will pay no taxes

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-23 02:06|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I believe Myrtle Beach, SC suffers a similar hardship.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-23 02:10|| 2018-07-23 02:10|| Front Page Top

#2 " I believe Myrtle Beach, SC suffers a similar hardship."

They also pay for wild motorbike weekends. one in particular.

Posted by newc 2018-07-23 02:49|| 2018-07-23 02:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Daytona has Bike Week, Black Bike Week, Biketoberfest, Jeep Week and other events. They are revenue generating, not cost centers.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-07-23 08:56|| 2018-07-23 08:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Daytona has Bike Week, Black Bike Week, Biketoberfest

Not to be confused with the graphic.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-23 09:31|| 2018-07-23 09:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Even the French lust for tax revenue has it's limit, a point of shame. Meanwhile NJ has plans to tax water!

Posted by Cesare 2018-07-23 10:17|| 2018-07-23 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 The very fact that politicians believe it's impossible to drive away everyone with high enough taxes means we will live to see it happen.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-07-23 10:39|| 2018-07-23 10:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe the state should take that tax as it's locational, rather than transactional (and thus a safe source of taxation).

Although the location is based on it's proximity to a less insane level of tax, so...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-23 12:42|| 2018-07-23 12:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds like the NH MA border. One of the reasons we're moving from MA to NH next month.

Posted by AlanC 2018-07-23 14:44|| 2018-07-23 14:44|| Front Page Top

#9 £700,000 a year from parking fees alone

The city managers of Ferguson, MO must be envious.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-23 15:07|| 2018-07-23 15:07|| Front Page Top

#10 Cars parked in Ferguson would get nicked.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-23 16:38|| 2018-07-23 16:38|| Front Page Top

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