Wow! You see, there is this little thing called "The Internet". It's pretty cool as you can buy things from various merchants, some of which are tax free!
So to more fully enjoy Texas over the socialist paradise of Oregon, you may want to investigate it. I believe it even works on the Mac!
You said -- "Wow! You see, there is this little thing called "The Internet". It's pretty cool as you can buy things from various merchants, some of which are tax free!"
I get a lot through the Internet, but it won't work with several Internet sites. I know it won't work with Apple, for sure. They charge sales tax dependent upon where you ship it. If I ship to Oregon that exact same Apple product has no sales tax. If I ship to Texas, they charge the tax.
I've had the same problem with other Internet sites when I've tried to ship things to other places, other than Oregon. So, I just went down to the store and picked it up myself...
You'll find more and more places are charging the tax. I think that's the way it's going to go. So, better that I have a "live and ship to" address in Oregon. I can save a lot of money.
The same thing on cars, too. You save a lot of money on tax for a car in Oregon, versus a car in Texas. What a boat-load of tax they have on cars in Texas. Likewise for the yearly registration. You save quite a bit of money in Oregon.
So, while there may be some things that one might not like in Oregon -- I find that I do like a lot of things in Oregon. So, I can't wait to get back, actually.
Regards,
Star Traveler