Good News for people who love to Shop!!!
(Article via dcist.com)

The District vs. Delaware, Round 1

Eat it, Delaware.

It may only be for one week, but District officials have found a way to remind our coastal neighbor to the northeast who's boss -- tax-free shopping. The District has proudly announced that the usual 5.75 percent sales tax will be waived on all items under $100 from August 6-14. Though the initiative is supposed to benefit parents who get an early start on back to school shopping (is summer really almost over?), it may help the District stem the mass exodus of residents and workers that is often indicative of August.

Delaware, a mere hop and skip up I-95, is well known for advertising itself as the "Home of Tax-Free Shopping," though four other states -- Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon -- similarly do not levy a tax on sales. And while the District will join that distinguished list, if ever so briefly, we still suffer from the 11th highest tax burden in the nation -- and no representatives in Congress to boot.

Happy shopping!