If Bill Gates had to pay nearly $3 million to bring the da Vinci
manuscript into this state, why would he? He has eight or nine homes. He
can leave it in a state without paying a use tax. I thought applying the
use tax to art collectors would result in someone either not bringing
(the art) into the state or not purchasing it at all. I saw it as my job
to help draft the legislation so that it was specific and didn't include
more (exemptions) than intended.①
去书内
-
花蕊.