"I think a lot of the HST skeptics would do well to spend some time in the northeast"
Taking "the northeast" to be New England + New York + Pennsylvania + New Jersey, it covers ~135,000 square miles and has a population of ~56 million people.
New Mexico alone has an area of ~121,000 square miles and has only ~2 million people.
Taking "the northeast" to be New England + New York + Pennsylvania + New Jersey, it covers ~135,000 square miles and has a population of ~56 million people.
New Mexico alone has an area of ~121,000 square miles and has only ~2 million people.
This matters. A lot.