Chez Chesler

Last weekend (August 13 and 14) was the Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday. Unlike last year, the tax-free days were both Saturday and Sunday. Putatively, this was so that Orthodox (viz. Shomer Shabbat) Jews would be able to buy items costing $2500 or less, excluding food, clothing, cars, and tobacco, tax-free in Massachusetts (instead of going up to New Hampshire? Except for refrigerators, it's hardly a big deal) on Sunday. Except Sunday was Tisha B'Av. I doubt many who are Shomer Shabbat would shop on Tisha B'Av. Commenters to The Bostonist make a similar point.