# When in doubt-- blame Delaware! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 15, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021 "2002-08-15T14:31:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/21 "2002-08-17T23:56:25Z")
Hijacks: Sales Tax: New York State - or at least the counties around the south of Albany where I live - has no sales tax on clothing, but does have sales tax on everything else. I don’t know whether it’s good or bad, because I grew up mentally adding 8% to every price tag to compensate for tax, and don’t really miss the tax on the small amount of clothing I buy per annum. MBNA: I’m 19 and I have two credit cards, one a Verizon Visa and one an MBNA MasterCard (branded with my ex-college’s alumni association). The MBNA card has a higher limit and lower interest rate than the Verizon. If you’re in a crappy position to be getting credit cards in the first place (like me - no credit history), they’re not that bad. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/22 "2002-08-18T00:40:30Z")
So long as there is a Nicola’s Pizza in Rehobeth, Delaware shall always have redeeming value to me. ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/23 "2002-08-18T16:43:02Z")
Don’t knock Delaware, shopping with no sales tax is good for me. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/24 "2002-08-18T17:06:05Z")
racin: NY has no sales tax on clothing purchases under $ 110, due to the fact that people were leaving NY to go buy clothes in New Jersey due to their lack of sales tax on clothing. So it covers the whole state. Or you could live in Florida where there’s no income tax. Erek ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/25 "2002-08-18T17:46:24Z")
Maybe we should have a DE Dopefest. “Come see the evil!” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/26 "2002-08-19T09:33:10Z")
Ahem, [Delaware does not exist!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=35621&highlight=delaware) ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021/27 "2002-08-20T04:53:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tranquilis \* > \*\*Yes, the article came on seriously, and contained factual errors and ommisions that render it essentially valuless. A senior editor wrote that? He should be sacked for crappy research, if nothing else. \*\* Err, I’m pretty sure the guy who wrote it was joking. For some historical precedent, check out, for example [Swift’s Modest Proposal](http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html) 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-doubt-blame-delaware/124021.md?page=1)