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Old 03-12-2009, 09:48 AM   #16
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Default fees for non-residents

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Originally Posted by Webbsatwinni View Post
... snip... there is an inequity in the process for those who are non resident land owners... snip
What kind of outcry would there be if those states that collected income tax from out-of-staters at a higher rate than residents? Its easy for a NH resident to say "MA takes income tax from us so its fair to charge MA residents higher 'non-resident' fees"... To appreciate how that feels to people who pay large property tax bills to NH - then have to pay 2x 'non-resident' fees every time they want to fish, hunt, register a sled, etc - try to imagine MA (or any other state) charging a 2x income tax to out-of-staters "because they can"... that wouldn't be fair.
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