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Old 08-29-2006, 03:51 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by Dave R
I think we are in agreement.

When I was a 20 something, we bought a house in southern NH for half what we would have paid in Northern MA where I work. That half price goes a long way toward paying higher property taxes AND my drive to the lake is <1 hour. It was not a concious decision to pay more taxes, it was a decision to have more house for less money. No regrets.
My parents made the exodus from greater Boston. I guess it was my decision to pay high NH property taxes and high Mass income taxes. I accepted that juicy job offer and Chelmsford didn't seem all that far from Nashua. Twenty-five years later, I'm still paying. Maybe my tag line should be:

Just ANOTHER Mass TAXPAYER that is NOT allowed to VOTE!
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