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Originally Posted by TomC
The full-time town residents love this deal, as evidenced by the "sell and go elsewhere, if you don't like it" retorts that turn up every time a thread like this is started. If residents truly believed this situation was in any way unfair, then they would use the voting rights they possess to change the process to allow non-resident representation. I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen. The fact that is hasn't and likely won't speaks volumes...
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Thats because I don't think its unfair at all! Certainly no more unfair than MA, ME and VT collecting an income tax from NH residents who work there. Or collecting a sales tax from NH residents who happen to purchase items there. There is no representation, and I don't see any rush by those states to correct that injustice. What about the fairness to in your own states? How many of you have purchased goods in NH just to avoid the sales tax in your own state? Even though you are required by law to report such purchases and pay the sales tax accordingly?
Whining about how you have to pay such exorbitant taxes on your second home when you don't use any town services just doesn't wash! The reason the value on your second home has skyrocketed is because many others like yourself want to be here. More demand for property, with a limited supply. This drives up the property values and subsequent taxes exponentially. Too bad. Thats the whole basis of the American economic system, supply & demand! I am sure no one complains when they sell out for that big fat check.
People who own second properties do not have any kind of vested interest in the well being of the town or city that the property is located. They only have an interest in keeping their cost of ownership as low as possible, regardless of what may be best for the other full time residents of the city or town.
Our taxation system works just fine for NH. We in NH don't have 1/2 the tax burden that our neighbors have. We have a much smaller more frugal government. If you don't like the system we as NH residents have created, move up here and vote or sell out and leave!
Woodsy