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Originally Posted by HarryT
Surely you have to pay use tax on your purchases if you consume them in your own state, don't you?
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Sure. I look at taxes as a payment for services received. I benefit from public law enforcement, fire protection, public schools, etc. provided to me in the state in which I reside.
I don't live in California, though, so I don't receive any of their services.
I just looked on the website of the e-tailer I do business with and, since they're in California, they do charge California consumers tax. They also have a blurb stating that residents in Tennessee and Oklahoma have to report their purchases on a tax form or something. I don't live in either of those states either, so I didn't read it too carefully.