On Nh living and commutes..

[Kenny Donahue]

Derek Martin wrote:

>On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 04:24:14PM -0400, Jared Watkins wrote:
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>>The move up there will be driven by the job I find... and it will have 
>>to be a job that's as cool as your winters with a solid company.  The 
>>problem with those towns to the west of boston is the cost of living...  
>>as far as I can tell it's anywhere from 50-80% higher than charlotte.  
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>That's going to pretty much be true anywhere within reasonable
>commuting distance of Boston.  We have one of the highest costs of
>living in the country...
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>>I'm finding that I'll be forced to live pretty far out just to find 
>>reasonable housing costs...  and if I can live in NH and enjoy the extra 
>>tax benefits that brings.. all the better.
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>Well, as far as income tax goes, you can't.  In fact, as a NH resident
>working in MA, you will most likely pay MORE tax than a MA resident.
>This is because the normal tax deductions for housing and similar MA
>expenses are not available to NH residents.  I discovered this a
>couple of years ago, when I was working in MA and living in Nashua,
>NH.  
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I've live in MA and worked in NH. I paid MA tax.
I now live in NH and work in MA.  I pay MA tax.
The thing that really burns me is "Where in MA do I get to vote?"
Didn't we go to war over this at one time?

Adding fuel to the fire,
Kenny