They say the only things that are sure in life are death and taxes. Well, I guess that goes for phones too.
My Blackberry recently has been dying, although slowly. So I decided to get something new, that can make phone calls longer than 3 minutes and that doesn't cost nearly as much every month.
So I settled for a touch-screen phone with no data plan. Luckily, it was free because I haven't upgraded in two years. At least, I thought it was free. Silly me, I should have known that sales tax on $0.00 is $9.94.
But it wasn't an error. In Massachusetts you have to pay a luxury tax on the retail value of new phones, even if they're free. In economics I learned that too much taxes mean economic death. So there they are, death and taxes.
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