Also keep in mind Florida people are spoiled by no state income tax. Our state gets its operating money from tourism taxes, so basically people from other states are helping pay our way. In most states there is a state income tax that is also deducted from your pay each check like your federal taxes.

The sales tax thing is big. It does put anyone local at a disadvantage, but states are losing so much money that it's not going to last like this for long. They're going to come up with a fix for it, I have no doubt. And for some reason I still get customers who think that extra 7% I'm lawfully required to charge goes in my pocket. I suppose it does for a few days or weeks.....then i pay it all to the state.