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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I recall hearing about a place in Nevada that straddled counties.
Gambling and prostitution are both legal in NV, but it's one or the other - a county may have gambling or prostitution, but not both.
This place straddled the border between two counties, one with legal gambling, and the other with legal prostitution. So one side was a casino with gambling, and when a patron decided he'd prefer a different pleasure to relieve him of his money, he went out the front door and strolled around to the rear. (IIRC, there was no direct connection inside the building - that would have been pushing it.  )
You also have places like Kansas City, which exists as Kansas City, KS, and Kansas City, MO. A contact in Britain was confused, till I explained "It's a city bisected by a river, which also happens to be a state border, so technically it's two different cities." She said "Oh! Like Buda and Pest in Hungary!" "Exactly."
A chap I corresponded with elsewhere lives in upstate NY in an area where there are three different tax jurisdictions around him. He plans his shopping trips based on what taxes get charged where. When I suggested that when you counted in his time, the extra length of the shopping trips, and gas mileage and wear and tear on the car, it arguably cost him more overall that just going nearby would, he agreed. But he just didn't like taxes and would spend the extra time and money to avoid them.
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Dennis |
Texarkana, TX and AR. St Louis, MO and IL.